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Georgia Swamp Defenders Are Resisting Mining in Endangered Okefenokee Wetlands
Locals are fighting a proposed titanium mine threatening the swamp's endangered species and carbon-capturing processes.
Voters Want Oil and Gas Industry to Pay for Clean Energy Transition
Big Oil CEOs say consumers are unwilling to pay for the transition away from fossil fuels. Voters are not having it.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements Cost Taxpayers $26M Despite Low Enrollment
Only about 3,500 people have signed up, whereas expanding Medicaid could see over 359,000 uninsured people get coverage.
2023 Shattered Key Climate Metrics, World Meteorological Organization Finds
“Earth is issuing a distress call,” UN Secretary General António Guterres said in response to the new climate report.
Activists Across 6 Countries Stage Day of Action Against North Sea Oil Drilling
Protesters in the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands blockaded roads, ports and refineries.
Mozambican Climate Activists Are Taking on Multinational Gas Giants
Gas extraction projects in Africa expose "the colonial nature of a lot of fossil fuel investments," activists say.
Court Documents Reveal FBI Sent Several Informants to Standing Rock Protests
Depositions provide details about the way that federal security agencies intervene in climate and Indigenous movements.
US Government Seeks Immunity From 27 Lawsuits Related to PFAS Contamination
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been linked to cancers, cardiovascular disease and immune deficiencies.
Trump Victory Could Add 4 Billion Tonnes to US Emissions by 2030, Analysis Finds
The additional emissions would be equivalent to the combined annual emissions of the European Union and Japan.
Study: Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Had Higher Rates of Microplastics
Those with high rates of microplastics in their arteries were 4.5 times more likely to have a heart-related incident.