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In Brutal Summer Heat, Prisoners Say Their Cells Are Like “Stifling Hot Coffins”
Days of extreme heat without access to enough water and cooled air become deadlier for an aging prison population.

Trudeau Lit a Fuse to One of the Largest Carbon Bombs on Earth, Activist Says
Big oil is fueling fires. We must stop funding projects like the Trans Mountain pipeline, says Tzeporah Berman.

Activists Demand Climate Action as Deadly Heat and Toxic Smoke Envelop the US
As air quality deteriorates across the Northeast and Midwest, the South and Southwest experience scorching temperatures.

Young Climate Activists Aren’t Leading Tomorrow — They Are Leading Today
If we wait to be “leaders of tomorrow,” it will already be too late. That’s why we’re leading now.

Pension Funds Pay Huge Price for Fossil Fuel Investments, Study Shows
Public pensions would have 16.6 percent lower emissions and be worth $21 billion more if they had divested a decade ago.

Climate Disasters May Be Nudging Societies Toward Rising Violence and Cruelty
Efforts to curb climate change are provoking right-wing backlash and bringing state violence down on climate activists.

Fossil Fuels Made Up 82 Percent of Global Energy Consumption in 2022
Despite an increase in renewable energy production, oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions increased last year.

Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Industry Over Deadly 2021 Heat Wave
Multnomah County’s suit is one of the first to seek damages related to a specific weather event.

El Niño Is About to Accelerate the Global Climate Crisis. It’s Time for Action.
The extreme heat of the upcoming El Niño years should compel us to subordinate profit motives to urgent climate goals.

MT Climate Trial Plaintiff: “Climate Change Has Impacted My Ability to Breathe”
Personal stories were spotlighted over the last week in the first-ever constitutional climate trial in the U.S.