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It’s Time for Public Power. New York State Could Lead the Way.
It's time to take electrical power generation and distribution out of the hands of polluting, for-profit corporations.

The National Weather Service Is Unwittingly Obscuring Reality of Global Warming
The National Weather Service’s 30-year averaging procedure not only masks warming, it understates it, too.

CDC Warns Public to Avoid the Toxic Algae “Blooming” in Warming Waters
Pollution and climate change are fueling harmful algae in nearly every state.

Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Power to Limit Climate-Warming Emissions
Experts say it will be difficult or impossible for Biden to meet his climate goals as a global crisis intensifies.

With Food Prices Up, a “Bean New Deal” May Be Part of the Answer
With beef and poultry prices rising, the government should ease spending on meat and pay farmers to plant beans.

Almost Every Square Inch of the US Is Being Battered by Climate Change Today
Probably, you’re hot right now. Or soaked. Or in the dark. Or frightened. Or all of the above.

The House GOP Has a “Climate” Plan. It’s a Giveaway to the Fossil Fuel Industry.
Environmentalists said the GOP framework would be laughable, but climate change isn’t funny.

The Oil and Gas Industry Is Trying to Hold US Public Schools Hostage
Fossil fuel interest groups tell New Mexicans: Let us keep drilling or the state’s education system will collapse.

Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table
A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis.

Activists Are to Working to Decarbonize Public Pension Funds
Financial asset managers have faced pressure campaigns from climate change activists to divest from fossil fuels.