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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.
IEA Urges World Leaders to Stop Investing in New Oil and Gas
The International Energy Agency presses this point just over two weeks before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
A Grim Winter Looms. These Activists Are Keeping Spirits Up Through Organizing.
There is a lot at stake, but experienced organizers say there’s so much more to gain through collective action.
Greta Thunberg Has Zero Expectations From World Leaders at Climate Summit
Thunberg said she will attend November's COP26 despite the summit's potential for “empty talk” and “greenwashing.”
Indigenous People With Disabilities Are on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
The escalating climate crisis is increasingly impacting Deaf, disabled and ill Indigenous people.
4 Senate Dems Say They Won’t Back Budget Deal If Manchin Axes Climate Provisions
Tense budget negotiations are raising fears that key climate programs will be cut ahead of UN climate talks.
Hurricane Ida Is Proof Systemic Racism Aggravates the Effects of Climate Crisis
Black communities have been denied the same resources and protections afforded to wealthy, white neighborhoods.
Youth Climate Activists Slam Political Inaction at UN Summit Ahead of COP26
Youth activists held a three-day youth climate conference ahead of the United Nations COP26 climate summit.
For the First Time, Most Americans Say Global Warming Is Currently Harming US
Survey data shows 70 percent of Americans report being worried about global warming, an all time high.
In an Era of Record Wildfires, Insurers Have Made Fire Coverage Unaffordable
The breakdown of fire insurance systems doesn't bode well for customers worldwide as global warming intensifies.