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Here’s How the Fossil Fuel Industry Infiltrates and Influences Higher Education
There are dozens of programs and even entire schools across the country funded by the fossil fuel industry.
US Finally Agrees to Back Limits on Plastic Production. Here’s Why That Matters.
International caps on plastic production are key to ending “waste colonialism.”
Broken Temperature Records Are Alarming, But More Are Not Inevitable
Although a breach of the 1.5°C target is likely, we can certainly get below it by aggressive emission reduction.
How Climate Change Spread This Deadly Mosquito-Borne Illness to the US Northeast
Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne disease, has been spreading as temperatures rise.
Harris Says She Won’t Ban Fracking If She’s Elected President
David Sirota rebuts her claim that the Inflation Reduction Act can meet lower emission goals without banning fracking.
US Leads World in Subsidies for Ineffective Tech Fixes for Climate Crisis
Over the last 40 years, the US has spent $12 billion in taxpayer money for carbon capture technology.
Heat-Related Deaths in the US Rose 117 Percent Between 1999 and 2023
The lead author of a new report warns the current climate trajectory is starting to show up in increased deaths.
DNC Climate Panels Offered Empty Rhetoric Instead of Specific Plans
At ExxonMobil-sponsored events on the sidelines of the convention, energy CEOs rehashed fossil fuel misinformation.
Walz’s Climate Record Is Complicated by Coziness With Fossil Fuel Companies
Though Tim Walz has been embraced by many in the climate movement, his record on Line 3 haunts him.
Want to Support Palestinian Liberation? Boycott Chevron.
From California city councils to Uber drivers, people are backing the BDS movement’s call.