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Climate Crisis
The National Weather Service Is Unwittingly Obscuring Reality of Global Warming
The National Weather Service’s 30-year averaging procedure not only masks warming, it understates it, too.
Coal Baron Manchin Kills What Could Be Nation’s Last Best Chance on Climate
Manchin’s decision to kill climate provisions in the new reconciliation bill will have devastating consequences.
US Is on Track to Fall Far Short of Emissions Reduction Goals, Report Finds
If Congress doesn’t act fast, the country will only reduce emissions by as low as 24 percent by 2030.
70,000 Acres of Federal Land Were Just Handed to the Fossil Fuel Sector
Bids for oil and gas leases exploded on the day of the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling.
Montana Kids Are Suing Their State for Violating Right to a Clean Environment
Sixteen young adults and children filed a lawsuit saying Montana is interfering with their health and safety.
Logging Is Slashing US Forests’ Ability to Absorb Carbon by Over One-Third
Some major environmental organizations are complicit in logging policies that perpetuate environmental injustices.
With Stunning Irony, Environmental Review Is Being Used to Block Climate Action
It’s an outrage when environmental reviews are weaponized to block climate action like congestion pricing in New York.
Critics Warn Drilling Project in Arctic Would Unleash Dangerous “Carbon Bomb”
If approved by the federal government, the project would break Biden's promises for confronting the climate crisis.
EU Backs Industry Push to Classify Gas and Nuclear as “Green”
Climate advocates responded with outrage to the European Parliament's Wednesday vote.
“Hell on Earth” Used to Be a Bold Metaphor. Now It’s Our Potential Future.
When will the pain of the climate crisis become too great to ignore?