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Climate Crisis
Seventeen Million in US Live Near Active Oil or Gas Wells
More than 17 million people in the United States live within a mile of an active oil or natural gas well, according to a new study.
A Storm That Could “Rewrite History”: Irma Hits as Most Powerful Atlantic Hurricane Ever Recorded
The threat is impossible to ignore.
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Assessing the Damage
Americans Who Live Far From Coasts Should Also Be Worried About Flooding
As Harvey shows, is that inland communities are also at risk — and development in flood zones is increasing.
How Some African Farmers Are Responding to Climate Change — and What We Can Learn From Them
Nimble producers are fighting back despite drought.
12 Years After Katrina and a Year After 1,000-Year Flood, Harvey Pummels Gulf Coast
Harvey's rains are exposing the peril of ignoring climate science.
At Least 1,200 Die as Devastating Climate Change-Linked Floods Submerge Parts of South Asia
This is one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years.
Corporate Media Silent on Fossil Fuels as Hurricane Harvey Devastates Southeast
Media reports are ignoring Harvey's carbon connection.
Climate Justice Is Racial Justice Is Gender Justice
Bill McKibben interviews Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.
To Avoid Climate Catastrophe, We’ll Need to Remove CO2 From the Air
There's a lot of work to be done before we close the carbon gap.