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Climate Crisis
Biden’s Victory Does Not Guarantee a Progressive Agenda. We Must Fight for It.
Progressives must demand that Biden govern for the 99 percent and not the 1 percent.
AOC and Cori Bush Join Protest Outside DNC to Push Biden on Climate Action
Activists staged an occupation outside the DNC in support of the Green New Deal and a lobbyist-free cabinet.
As Biden Names Advisers, Climate Activists Push Back on Fossil Fuel Influence
The Biden transition’s picks and agency review teams so far are a mixed bag when it comes to climate change.
Why Las Vegas Is at the Heart of Western States’ Water Conundrums
A city in the middle of the desert with less rainfall than any other in the nation was bound to have a water problem.
Factory Farms Are Poisoning Rural Communities. Will Biden Take on This Crisis?
Public health researchers say Biden must take action to protect the rural communities overrun by factory farms.
A Record Year for Hurricanes Exposes Racial Disparities on the Gulf Coast
Activist Hilton Kelley discusses deeply rooted racial disparities complicating disaster relief on the Gulf Coast.
Climate Refugees Will Soon Surpass Those Displaced by War
The world is already failing to deal with the almost 80 million people driven from their homes by violence.
Trump Removes Scientist Overseeing Key Climate Assessment Report
Michael Kuperberg is expected to be replaced by a climate change denialist who has described CO2 as “plant food.”
Progressives Helped Defeat Trump. They’re Readying Bold Demands for Biden.
Progressives have pledged to push Biden and Harris to embrace policies like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
Trump Officially Leaves Paris Agreement After Years of Environmental Wreckage
The agreement is largely symbolic of how the U.S. will act -- or not -- on climate in the next four years.