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Climate Crisis
The Fight Against AI Data Centers Is Spreading Globally
One of the clearest victories happened in a Dutch town that few people outside the Netherlands had heard of before 2021.
“Megafires” in France and Spain Force Over 350,000 People to Evacuate
A professor who fled Madrid says decades of neoliberal policies have diminished Spain’s ability to respond to disasters.
Right-Wing Bill Mill Meeting Centers Voter Suppression, Protecting Data Centers
Attendees at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting will consider a number of model policies.
Republicans Are Trying to Give Big Oil Immunity for Causing Climate Chaos
A new report further links fossil fuel emissions to extreme weather events. States are trying to make polluters pay.
Florida Farmworkers Exposed to Scorching Heat and Pesticides
Gov. Ron DeSantis banned local governments from implementing heat protections for outdoor workers two years ago.
Republicans Want to Punish Canada for “Exporting” Its Wildfire Smoke Into the US
The Republicans make no mention of experts’ warnings that the climate crisis is supercharging the wildfires.
Wildfire Smoke Threatens the World Cup Final
With no way to close off the open-air stadium, FIFA doesn’t appear to have any plan in place to protect those inside.
Calls Grow for Accountability From Fossil Fuel Execs Amid Climate-Fueled Fires
“We need Nuremberg trials for Big Oil,” the Sunrise Movement wrote on social media as wildfires rage across Canada.
US-Israeli Bombing Has Harmed Iran’s Wildlife, Farms, and Water Supply
Toxic pollution from the war on Iran will continue to devastate the country’s environment for years to come.
Will Colorado Voters Enshrine “Right to Natural Gas” in the State Constitution?
“This would be the first constitutional amendment to provide a right to a particular fossil fuel,” notes an expert.