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Climate Crisis
We Must Tell the Truth About California Fires — This Is Climate Change
Despite heavy coverage, few outlets are highlighting the link between the blazes and the accelerating climate crisis.
Clean Electricity Plan Would Free US Economy of Carbon Dependence in 15 Years
A new engineering plan to avert the climate emergency would create millions of new jobs and save U.S. families money.
UN Chief: Humanity Is “Doomed” If Nations Don’t Cooperate on Climate Soon
Failure to control the coronavirus pandemic illustrates the danger of disunity.
California’s Giant Smoke Plumes and Record Heatwaves Signal Climate Emergency
Extreme wildfires and the record-setting heat are inextricably linked to fossil fuel emissions and other human activity.
Green New Deal Champion Ed Markey Defeats Joe Kennedy III in Massachusetts
Markey was bolstered by an energized climate movement, small-dollar donors and prominent progressive lawmakers.
Trump Shifts $44 Billion Away From FEMA Amid Record-Setting Hurricane Season
Lawmakers fear Trump's move to bypass Congress on unemployment may leave the agency unprepared for recovery efforts.
Trump Proposes Expanded Drilling and Fracking in California Amid Wildfires
The proposal comes as California reels from massive wildfires that have stretched firefighting resources thin.
Hurricane Laura Ravages Gulf Coast, Exposing Legacies of Environmental Racism
Local communities are dealing with multiple crises amid the devastation of the hurricane.
Families and Advocates Call for Evacuation of Prisons Amid California Wildfires
Some of California's prisons are located in areas under evacuation orders.
Trump Dropped Into Iowa — and Didn’t Even Try to Understand the Devastation
The climate crisis is hitting the heartland hard -- but Republicans just want to force kids into COVID schools.