Truthout
Climate Crisis
Are We Looking at a Mass Extinction Event?
Our next president needs to get serious about taking the lead to fight climate change.
Dahr Jamail | Alaskans Witness Collapsing Mountains, Shattered Lives
As the GOP's platform refuses to acknowledge climate disruption, people across Alaska and the world face dramatic impacts.
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Climate Victims: Every Second, One Person Is Displaced by Disaster
Disasters displace three to 10 times more people than conflict and war worldwide.
Mike Pence Is a Loyal Friend to Polluters
In 2015 the Indiana governor told Obama his state would not comply with the Clean Power Plan.
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Planned Gas Pipeline Construction on East Coast Puts Climate at Risk
Nineteen pending pipeline projects could increase global warming by more than 2 degrees Celsius.
President Obama’s Lethal Climate Legacy
Obama ran against “Drill Baby, Drill!” then turned the US into the leading producer of fossil fuels.
The Little-Known Fund at the Heart of the Paris Climate Agreement
Fossil fuel-funding banks are eager to get on board The Green Climate Fund.
A Drop in Biodiversity Is Putting the World at Risk
Researchers fear the extinction of species may have already dropped below a “safe” level.
Just How Bad Will Trump’s VP Pick Be on Climate?
Donald Trump thinks that climate change is a hoax.
Hungry for Climate Justice: Fasting at the Washington State Capitol
There is a vast gap between what science requires and what the Ecology Clean Air rule offers.