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Climate Crisis
Biden Administration Shuns IPCC Report in Argument to Expand Offshore Drilling
Biden's all-talk-and-no-action approach to the existential threat of climate change has frustrated climate advocates.
Care Workers Demand Federal Support as First Responders in Climate Crises
Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long.
Mutual Aid — Not Police — Helped New Yorkers in the Wake of Hurricane Ida
Government on every level has failed us by investing in police instead of environmentally conscious community safety.
Tlaib and Pressley File Bill to Force Fed to Divest Banks From Fossil Fuels
The bill requires the Fed to ensure bank financing projects are in line with the U.S.’s climate commitments.
New Report Says We Will Miss 1.5 Degrees Celsius Goal Without Drastic Action Now
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that “limiting warming to 1.5°C will be impossible” on our current path.
Youth Climate Anxiety Is Skyrocketing — and Government Inaction Is to Blame
An international study reveals the breadth of the psychological toll the climate crisis has taken on young people.
Indigenous-Led Logging Blockade Is Canada’s Largest Act of Civil Disobedience
The protest has been underway for two years, led by environmental and First Nations activists.
There Is a Problem With the Infrastructure and Budget Bills — They’re Too Small
The bills don't come close to meeting the U.S.’s infrastructure needs in terms of the climate and social crises we face.
Wildfire Smoke Is Killing More Than 33,000 People Every Year
Record-breaking wildfires are having impacts on air quality hundreds of miles away from burn areas.
“It’s Not Just a Loss of Electricity” — Ida Left People Houseless and Jobless
A tenants' union in New Orleans is demanding a new freeze on evictions and a quick transition to renewable energy.