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Climate Crisis
Liberal States Like California Are Also Failing to Make Progress on Climate
California started strong, but a new analysis shows it’s now woefully failing to meet its emission reduction targets.
Europe Is Trying to Solve Its Energy Crisis With Fossil Fuel Projects in Africa
Struggles for social justice and climate justice must be united to transform society amid government inaction.
Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing
Fossil fuel extraction on federal lands and waters has accounted for about 25 percent of US carbon emissions since 2005.
“The Earth Is Telling Us It’s Exhausted”: An Interview With Poet Natalie Diaz
How we iterate or commodify things flies in the face of what the land told the human body to become, says Diaz.
Capitalism Won’t Fix the Climate Crisis. It Will Also Not Survive It.
No system predicated on greed will prevail against the storm that is coming, says volcanologist Bill McGuire.
Inflation Reduction Act’s Subsidies May Prop Up Aging Nuclear Plants for Years
Nuclear plants have become practical and economic liabilities, but leaders are reluctant to give them up.
With Climate Bill Signed, Activists Demand Biden Kill “Dirty” Manchin Oil Deal
Activists also call on Biden to use the massive Pentagon budget to fund clean energy projects.
Activists Stress Need for Much More Climate Action After IRA Passes in the House
Climate campaigners said the Inflation Reduction Act contains both historic investments and harmful provisions.
Floods in Death Valley, California Are a “1,000-Year Event,” Meteorologist Says
Last week's historic flooding left hundreds of people stranded and signaled an intensifying climate emergency.
Activists Living in Shadow of Fossil Fuels Oppose Democrats’ Deal With Manchin
The deal with Manchin would fast-track pipelines and export terminals facing grassroots opposition.