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Climate Crisis
I’m Facing Prison for My Climate Activism. Here’s Why.
I'd planned to block the taxiway at Manchester Airport by glueing my hands to the tarmac.
Kentucky-Missouri Storms Came as Trump Made Cuts to National Weather Service
Some people in the storms' path wonder if budget cuts contributed to the death and destruction.
An Important Arm of This Agency Could Vanish Next Week If Trump Has His Way
The plan to eliminate the US Geological Survey’s biological research division is straight from Project 2025’s playbook.
11 States Are Eyeing Laws to Make Fossil Fuel Industry Pay for Climate Crisis
States are facing enormous costs in the wake of floods, wildfires, and other disasters worsened by climate change.
A Fraction of What We Pay in Fossil Fuel Subsidies Could Fund a Just Transition
Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies must be tied to new subsidies that raise living standards for working and poor people.
DOGE Has Gutted AmeriCorps. What Happens When the Next Disaster Strikes?
The loss of staffing and programs is one more blow to the US’s ability to respond to and recover from disasters.
As Costs and Temperatures Rise, Trump Moves to Gut Low-Income Energy Assistance
Looking ahead to another hot summer, we can only hope that cuts don’t foreshadow a growing yet preventable death toll.
Trump’s Order to Expand Logging Threatens to Increase Climate-Fueled Wildfires
The president’s push to expand timber and fossil fuel production “is a double whammy on the climate.”
Heat-Risk Days for Pregnant People Have Doubled Worldwide Over Last 5 Years
Even a single day of exposure to extreme heat can lead to complications for pregnant people.
Trump’s Race for Green Energy Resources Isn’t About Climate — It’s About Greed
The Apache have been fighting a legal battle over the future of Oak Flat, which has been targeted for mining.