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Fish Caught Near Fukushima Exceeds Limit of Radioactive Cesium by 180 Times
The fish was caught near a drainage outlet where water will be treated and released from the power plant next month.
House GOP Proposes Cheaper Health Care at the Cost of Consumer Protections
The bills could allow more employers to bypass Affordable Care Act basic benefit requirements and most state standards.
Carbon Budget to Limit Temperature Rise Ticks Away as Climate Clock Drops Below Six Years
As much of the Northern Hemisphere faces extreme heat, time is running out to restrict global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
Biden’s New Fossil Fuel Leasing Rule Is a “Massive Climate Failure,” Critics Say
“President Biden is blowing an opportunity to end oil and gas extraction on public land,” said a climate campaigner.
China Sees Record-Breaking Temperatures as Europe Faces Historic Heat This Week
“We have not at all come close to grasping the scale and scope of the crisis we’re facing,” says Jeff Goodell.
The Farm Bill Is an Opportunity to Address Climate Change and Structural Racism
The current Farm Bill is set to expire September 30. Organizers hope to influence what’s included in its next iteration.
Climate Change Is Turning the Ocean Green
More than half of the planet's oceans have experienced color change over the last 20 years.
How Big Banks Are Financing — and Profiting From — Climate Destruction
For nearly a decade, organizers have been naming and shaming the banks that prop up the oil, gas and coal industries.
House Republicans Propose Cutting Federal Funds for Clean Water Programs by 64%
“[The] proposal threatens the very safety of our country's water and wastewater systems,” said Food & Water Watch.
DeSantis Claimed Pandemic Success in Florida as “Excess Deaths” Skyrocketed
More people died in rural Florida and across the U.S. during the pandemic's first two years than officially reported.