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Ex-Obama HUD Chief Julián Castro Enters 2020 Presidential Race
The former Housing and Urban Development secretary has vowed to support Medicare for All and act on climate change.
Despite Shutdown, Trump Is Pushing Forward Plans to Drill in Arctic
With Trump, oil drilling takes priority over essential services like trash pickup in national parks.
Pelosi’s Actions on Climate Fall Woefully and Inexcusably Short of What We Need
Varshini Prakash, founder of the Sunrise Movement, discusses more.
Watching the World Burn: Truthout Readers Share Their Climate Stories
Some up-close and personal accounts of how people are experiencing climate change in the US and abroad.
This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal: Climate Can No Longer Wait
It’s time to hold all elected officials accountable on climate change.
This Radical Plan to Fund the Green New Deal Just Might Work
A network of public banks could fund the Green New Deal.
In 2019, Let’s Resolve to Organize With Love in the Face of Apocalypse
Love shows us what to move toward to both free and protect what we so deeply care about.
Climate Denial Still Reigns in Louisiana Despite Scientists’ Dire Warnings
Louisiana is ground zero for the devastating impacts of climate change.
How Worried Should We Be About Declining Insect Populations?
The real story of an “insect Armageddon" is nuanced, but unsettling.
Ten Grim Climate Scenarios If Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius
Here’s a peek into our climate-addled future.