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Climate Protesters Stage Blockade at White House Correspondents Dinner
The protesters called on Biden to reverse his approval of the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.

Oceans Have Reached Warmest Levels in Modern History. Scientists Are Worried.
Oceans have absorbed some 90 percent of the heat caused by human-induced climate change -- at a devastating cost.

A New Bill in Oregon Could Criminalize Environmental Protest as “Terrorism”
The Democrat-controlled state could become the 20th in the U.S. to enact a so-called critical infrastructure law.

The Civil Rights Movement Fought for Environmental Justice Long Before Earth Day
Black and Brown communities have always been on the front lines of the struggle against pollution.

What Would It Take to Defeat Big Oil? A Progressive Economist Weighs In.
To be successful, climate mitigation policies must not exacerbate global inequality, economist Gregor Semieniuk says.

Fossil Fuel Giants With Most Emissions Paid $1.18 Billion to CEOs in Last Decade
The soaring CEO pay shows how “the profit motive is incompatible with solving the climate crisis,” an activist said.

“The Neglect Is Intentional”: Inside a Black Enclave in TX Devastated by Big Oil
The oil industry built a Black enclave in Texas. A century later, residents face a climate, housing and health crisis.

AOC, Bowman Call for Biden Administration to Reverse Willow Oil Project Approval
Climate groups have warned that the project would release a “carbon bomb.”

13 Groups Sue the EPA for Failing to Update Regulations on Water Pollution
Industrial facilities produce millions of pounds of hazardous chemical waste every year and dump it into U.S. waterways.

Oxfam Slams Rich Nations for Artificially Inflating Their Global Climate Funding
Low- and middle-income nations will need an additional $27.4 trillion at minimum by 2030 to fill in financing gaps.