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Trump Admin Could Kill Funding for Life-Saving Climate Resiliency Hubs
A federal law is helping an Atlanta church build an emergency shelter. Other communities may not get the same chance.
Report: Louisiana LNG Operators Set to Receive Over $21 Billion in Tax Breaks
If all the planned terminals in Texas and Louisiana open, they would reverse nearly a third of US emissions reductions.
The State of Maine and a Kansas County Are Both Taking Big Oil to Court
Trump’s impending return to the White House hasn’t deterred two more governments from suing over deception claims.
Millions Are at Immediate Risk of Losing Coverage If Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding
Nine states have trigger laws that would swiftly end their Medicaid expansions if federal funding falls.
ICJ Hearings Offer New Chance to Get Rich Countries to Pay for Climate Crisis
The UN’s court will soon clarify nations’ legal responsibility to avert the human rights impacts of climate catastrophe.
NC Town Files US’s First Climate “Deception” Lawsuit Against an Electric Utility
The Town Council of Carrboro accuses Duke Energy of denying and covering up the dangers of fossil fuel emissions.
Disabled Seniors Living Alone Often Have Trouble Getting Care
Only 12 percent of older US adults who rarely or never leave home have access to home-based primary care.
Progressive Dems Are Handing Trump a Weapon Against Dissent With Mask Bans
The push to ban masking in public is a threat to free speech and disability rights.
Frontline Nations Demand Climate Accountability at the ICJ
Countries like Vanuatu hope that a forthcoming opinion will accelerate action around the climate emergency.
2 Months After Hurricane Helene, How Are Impacted Local Organizers Coping?
Mutual aid volunteers are still dealing with high stress levels. Organizer Sarah Nuñez says there are paths to healing.