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Climate Front Lines
Mike Ludwig explores our rapidly changing planet with experts and activists from frontline communities across the world.
Series Introduction
Climate change is happening now. Truthout reporter Mike Ludwig explores our rapidly changing planet with experts and activists from frontline communities across the world.
Climate Change Was Already Causing Hunger to Spike. Then Russia Invaded Ukraine.
A climate expert with the World Food Program says hunger is rising faster than at any other time in the 21st century.
Destruction of Amazon Rainforest Accelerates as Elections Loom in Brazil
Deforestation of the Amazon, a major carbon sink, is a threat to Indigenous people and life everywhere.
Thermal Videos Reveal Heavy Pollution From the Texas Oil Boom
Environmentalists say the fracking boom in the Permian Basin is a ticking “climate bomb.”
After Hurricane Ida, Louisianians Offer Bold Visions for Climate Resilience
Louisiana is already preparing for rising seas and intensifying storms, offering lessons for the rest of us.
Forget the GOP Plan. Climate Activists Want $10 Trillion for Infrastructure.
The Sunrise Movement wants to put millions of young people to work combating the climate crisis.
We Are Living in a Climate Emergency. Why Doesn’t Nature Have Legal Rights?
A new documentary covers the Indigenous-led Rights of Nature movement on the front lines of the climate emergency.
Appalachian Pipeline Blockade Ends With Arrests After 932 Days
The multiyear direct action ended last week after two protesters were arrested and jailed without bail.
Mutual Aid Means Survival in Texas as Winter Storm Collides With Housing Crisis
A tenants' union in Dallas was fighting evictions to keep people in their homes. Then the deadly winter storm hit.
Biden’s First Climate Actions Are a Result of Years of Indigenous Activism
Indigenous activists emerged as leaders of a climate movement that put increasing pressure on Joe Biden.
To Protect Great Lakes, Michigan Tribes Oppose Enbridge Line 5 Pipelines
Whitney Gravelle, an attorney for the Bay Mills Indian Community, discusses the fight against Enbridge's Line 5.