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Climate Crisis
Organizers in Appalachia Are Building a Green New Deal Blueprint for Themselves
ReImagine Appalachia promotes a Green New Deal blueprint at the intersection of energy, equity and the environment.
Climate Groups Urge Biden Not to Fight Ruling Against Oil and Gas Lease Sale
The court ruling blocked a massive oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, site of the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Climate Groups Celebrate as Judge Blocks Biden’s Oil Lease Sale in Gulf
Climate groups had characterized the sale as the equivalent of "lighting the fuse of a massive carbon bomb."
Tonga Remains Covered in Ash Following Volcanic Eruption
Water tanks polluted by ash and severed telecommunications are lingering aftereffects of the blast.
Exxon Is Using an Unusual Texas Law to Intimidate Critics of Its Climate Denial
The oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
Unions Have the Potential and the Responsibility to Advance a “Just Transition”
The “jobs vs. environment” myth is rendered moot in a truly just transition, which must involve collective bargaining.
Sunrise Movement Calls Out Biden for Siding With Fossil Fuels
The Biden administration has approved oil and gas drilling permits at a faster rate than the Trump administration.
“Appalling”: Climate Groups Slam Biden for Prolonging Trump Coal Policy
"Coal is killing our climate, yet the Biden administration is defending it," one environmental advocate said.
We Need the Fossil Free Finance Act Now to Combat Wall Street’s Greenwashing
Major U.S. banks committed to net zero emissions by 2050, but they continue to support the fossil fuel industry.
Greenland’s Ice Sheet Has Lost Mass for the 25th Year in a Row
A new report also noted that a rain event was recorded for the first time near the apex of the ice sheet.