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Climate Crisis
This Is Our Last Decade to Get Climate Right
In the climate talks to come, we need more youth, Indigenous, and civil society groups -- and fewer oil companies.
Australia’s Fires Show How Wealth Inequality Compounds Climate Disasters
Poor communities suffer the most because they are least likely to be able to access resources for relief and recovery.
Joe Biden Thinks Coal Miners Should Learn to Code. That’s Classist.
Coal miners are skilled workers who do much more than just hit rocks all day.
Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Climate Activists Cannot Ignore Labor
The Green New Deal must unite unions looking out for their members and climate organizers trying to stop fossil fuels.
Australia’s Bushfires Expose an Extinction Crisis Decades in the Making
The extinction crisis is acutely felt in Australia, where more than 1,800 species are federally listed as threatened.
To Manage Fires, Australia Must Follow the Lead of Aboriginal Communities
Cultural burning is proactive, while Western-style controlled burning is reactive.
Nearly 150 Arrested at Protests Exposing Wall Street’s Link to Climate Crisis
The protest was led by actor and activist Jane Fonda.
Deadly “Super-Pollution Events” Are on the Rise
Cities in basins and valleys are particularly prone to super-pollution events caused by warm days in winter.
Australia Is on Fire — Its Government Must Stop Denying Climate Crisis
I am a climate scientist. In Australia, I witnessed firsthand that the climate emergency has already arrived.
1 Billion Animals Killed in Australia Wildfires Is “Very Conservative” Estimate
The original estimate of nearly 500 million animals killed was based solely on figures from the state of New South Wales