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Trump’s Dirty Energy Policies Face Backlash in States Across the Country
Trump is undoing Obama's climate policies, but much of the country is moving in the opposite direction.
Aging Populations Are Not a Crisis — Capitalism Is
The idea that an aging global population is an economic crisis is an effort to con us into accepting neoliberal reforms.
The Military Is Resisting Trump’s Denialism, but It’s Still Not a Force for Climate Justice
The military exists to uphold an empire that is driving climate disruption.
Noam Chomsky: Trump Administration Is Aiming to Decimate All Programs That Help Working People
Noam Chomsky's new book, out today, is titled "Requiem for the American Dream."
As Seas Around Mar-a-Lago Rise, Trump’s Cuts Could Damage Local Climate Work
The president's budget calls for ending an environmental program that had supported climate efforts in his and several Cabinet members' backyards.
El Salvador Becomes First Country to Ban Metals Mining
The move follows on the heels of similar bans enacted regionally in El Salvador.
This Invention Lets Rural Hondurans Clean Their Water — and Own the Treatment Plants
What's at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
Indigenous and Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Keystone XL Permit
Opponents of fossil fuels are digging in for a long fight against Trump.
Bannon-Style “Administrative Deconstruction” of Obamacare Is Coming
Democrats accused Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price of planning to wreck Obamacare through executive inaction and austerity measures.
“It’s a Cover-Up, Not a Clean-Up”: Nuclear Waste Smolders in Sites Across the US
Increasing the nuclear arsenal will only add to the monumental legacy of toxic and radioactive waste across the US.