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Climate Crisis
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A Call to Recognize the US’s Women Human Rights Defenders
While the US has branded itself as a model of human rights, it has been criticized for dropping the ball on advancing women's rights at home and overseas.
To Stand With Palau, We Must Stand Against Capitalism
Perhaps the ocean, in its immensity and its intimacy, its vast and delicate diversity, can awaken us, when appeals to lower carbon emissions have not.
The Human Race Has Only 50 Years Left
The environmental crisis is likely to spur increasing conflict ending in nuclear war.
How Trump’s Environmental Agenda Will Exacerbate the Refugee Crisis
Trump has proven himself a direct adversary of climate refugees and their fight.
Even if Symbolic, Chicago Fossil Fuel Divestment Could Send “Powerful Signal“
A movement in Chicago is growing to divest the city's pension funds and stocks and bonds.
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Pruitt Flings Open EPA Doors to Anti-Science Conservative Ideologues
Scott Pruitt said that the cause for ongoing warming is still “undetermined.”
On Labor and Beyond, Trump Is Following Scott Walker’s Playbook
If you think things are bad now for the nation, take a closer look at what happened in Wisconsin and brace yourself.
Trump Cuts Regulations as Oceanic Dead Zones Release Massive Amounts of Methane
A new study has found the source of an enormous Pacific methane pool, uncovering disastrous news for the planet.
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Six Ways Citizens Across the US Are Using Science to Build a Better World
Collecting climate data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin — locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
Reverse Advertising: Graphic Warning Labels Show the Sinister Side of Products
What if everything we bought came with a graphic warning label about its impact on life, society and the environment?