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Vanuatu Minister After ICJ Climate Ruling: There’s a “Duty to Repair Harm Done”
The International Court of Justice found that polluting countries are now legally obligated to address global warming.
Trump’s EPA Aims to Drop Key Agency Finding That Greenhouse Gases Are Harmful
Last year was the hottest year on record, several climate studies have demonstrated.
1,500 Deaths in Europe’s Heat Wave Were Due to Climate Crisis, Study Shows
“The influence of climate change has [temperatures] up by several degrees,” the study's lead author said.
Climate Erasure Replaces Climate Denial Under Trump Administration
The days of loudly debating the science have mostly given way to an effort to withhold the raw information itself.
Trump Revoked Rules Meant to Protect Against Disasters Like Texas Floods
A commonsense rule created building requirements for projects receiving federal funds. Trump revoked it twice.
Decades of Neoliberalism Entrenched US Inequality. Trump’s Budget Made It Worse.
Factoring in tariffs, the lowest 20 percent of income earners may lose $300; the top 1 percent will be $58,000 richer.
Cruz Seen Vacationing in Greece After Deaths Recorded in Texas Floods
One witness confronted Cruz at the Parthenon, asking, “20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?”
Provision in Trump Budget Law Subsidizes Private Jet Owners Amid Climate Crisis
Analysts say private jet owners will be able to write off the full cost of their aircraft in the first year of purchase.
As Death Toll Rises in TX Floods, DOGE Cuts May Have Set Victims Up for Disaster
Texas officials laid blame on faulty forecasts by the National Weather Service, whose expert staff was gutted by Trump.
Trump Admin Quietly Accelerates Massive Crude Oil Project on Colorado River
Trump is using emergency powers to rush environmental review of a crude oil railway along the already-endangered river.