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Climate Crisis
Our Answer to the Climate Crisis Must Emerge From Global Class Struggle
A true just transition requires fostering the growing alliance between labor and the environmental movement.
AIG Faces Protest and Backlash Over East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Activists protested at AIG's New York offices on Friday, calling on the company to refuse to insure the pipeline.
Dozens of Trump Backers Required Medical Attention Due to Heat at NC Rally
Trump is a noted denier of the climate crisis, frequently decrying climate change as a “hoax.”
July 21 Was Earth’s Hottest Day on Record
As of June 2024, the past 13 months have all been the hottest on record.
Farmers Fight a Hazardous Carbon-Capture Pipeline in Rural Midwest
Opposition has delayed the project, but recent approval by Iowa officials has breathed new life into the undertaking.
27 States Let Utilities Shut Off Electricity for Nonpayment During Heat Waves
For people who struggle to access or afford air conditioning, the rising need for cooling is a growing crisis.
The Staggering Nihilism of the GOP’s Climate Policy Was on Display This Week
The Republican Party platform unveiled this week says -- in all caps, of course -- that “We will DRILL, BABY, DRILL.”
In 1977, Oil Giant Predicted Climate Change Could Lead to Widespread Starvation
The revelation comes as the industry faces multiple lawsuits for covering up its knowledge about climate change.
Big Oil Is Pulling Out All the Stops to Block Lawsuits Demanding Accountability
Fossil fuel corporations are teaming up with far right activists to hide their climate deception and block lawsuits.
I Watched My Neighbor Die a Preventable Death Due to Scorching Heat in Prison
Breathing was hard for all of us in the heat. I screamed for help when he collapsed but it didn’t come soon enough.