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Climate Change
Despite Trump, State-Level Climate Progress Will Continue — or Even Accelerate
States’ efforts have pushed utilities to move away from fossil fuels, limited tailpipe emissions, and more.
CA Law Allows Low Wages for Incarcerated Firefighters as “Involuntary Servitude”
Voters in November rejected a ballot measure that would've made it easier to change prisoners' working conditions.
Supreme Court Rules Against Big Oil in Landmark Hawaii Climate Lawsuit
The City of Honolulu's suit seeks to make several major polluters pay for their climate devastation and deception.
How Big Developers Crushed Regulation That Could Have Mitigated LA Fires
Real estate interests opposed laws limiting development in high wildfire risk areas — putting more people in harm's way.
2024 Was the World’s Hottest Year, Exceeding Paris Climate Agreement Threshold
“The trajectory is just incredible,” the director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Friday.
15 of the 20 Most Destructive Wildfires in CA Have Occurred in the Past Decade
The effects of the climate crisis appear to be making California wildfires more destructive.
ICJ Set to Decide Whether Fueling Climate Change Violates International Law
The case could have critical consequences for the survival of future generations.
Report: Climate Crisis Accounts for a Third of Weather-Related Insurance Claims
Since 2000, weather-related disasters tied to the climate crisis have resulted in over $600 billion in economic losses.
Greenhouse Gases Increased to Record High Levels in 2023 — Report
The Earth is set to experience “rising temperatures for many, many years to come,” one UN official said.
Climate Scientists and Environmental Groups Alarmed Over New UN Climate Report
Experts say the report confirms that nations' efforts to cut emissions have been grossly insufficient to date.