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Climate Crisis
Time to Save the World Now
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has stayed above 400 parts per million throughout the entire year.
As Judges Debate Climate Policy, Lives Hang In the Balance
The climate crisis is already putting lives of real people at risk, particularly in low income communities of color.
Dahr Jamail | The Super-Rich Are Cruising the Arctic’s New Passageway as the World Burns
Summer sea ice melt has opened up the pristine Arctic sea to cruise ships — and further damage to its fragile ecosystem.
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Standing Firm at Standing Rock: Why the Struggle Is Bigger Than One Pipeline
For indigenous people, the fight to halt the Dakota Access Pipeline is about reviving a way of life.
Seven Popular Foods That Might Disappear Because of Climate Change
The search is on for ancient or near-extinct crops that might be better suited for this new reality.
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GOP Attorneys General Held Private Meetings With Fossil Fuel Lobbyists on Exxon Investigation
Evidence shows GOP attorneys general and industry lobbyists colluded to defend ExxonMobil and obstruct climate change legislation.
Dahr Jamail | Our Changing World: Readers Share Their Climate Stories
Truthout readers share stories that bring home the reality of climate disruption to all of us.
Pressure Mounts Against Aging Enbridge Oil and Gas Pipeline Through Great Lakes
Public pressure mounts to decommission two underwater pipelines in an environmentally sensitive Great Lakes waterway.
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As Nations Embrace Paris Agreement, World’s Existing Fossil Fuels Set to Exceed Its Goals
What did the now 60 countries actually agree to when they said they would limit warming to “well below 2 degrees C”?
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Chevron PR Firm’s Local “News” Site Draws Admiration From Koch Industries, Alarm From Media Watchdogs
In the city of Richmond, California, Chevron not only processes up to 250,000 barrels of crude oil a day — it also writes the news.