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Climate Crisis
Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table
A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis.
More Viral Outbreaks Are Likely Coming Due to Climate Crisis, New Study Says
We've entered the “pandemicene” era, a science journalist explains.
Study: Only Rapid Action Can Avert Worst Marine Extinction in 250 Million Years
Reversing greenhouse gas emissions trends would diminish extinction risks by more than 70 percent, researchers found.
Human Activity Altered 70 Percent of Earth’s Land, Degraded 40 Percent of It
UN report warns that an area almost the size of South America may be degraded if “business as usual” continues to 2050.
US Fossil Fuel Lobbying Ramps Up as Russia Cuts Gas to Bulgaria and Poland
U.S. fossil fuel companies anticipate windfall profits. Climate activists say we should focus on renewables instead.
Activists Are to Working to Decarbonize Public Pension Funds
Financial asset managers have faced pressure campaigns from climate change activists to divest from fossil fuels.
Indigenous Communities Worldwide Are Rising Up Against Big Coal and Big Oil
A Diné filmmaker discusses how fossil fuel companies are devastating Indigenous lands — and how people are resisting.
What’s Needed to Fight Climate Crisis Is Clear. The Powerful Are Preventing It.
Republicans, Manchin, Sinema, Biden, capitalism and war are obstructing climate action this Earth Day.
Vets Push “No War, No Warming” Climate Campaign Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Echoing Earth Day’s antiwar roots, veterans are pushing for an accounting and reduction of Pentagon emissions.
Activists Blockade Corporate Newspapers for Poor Coverage of Climate Crisis
The outlets were criticized for placing fossil fuel company ads next to reports and perpetuating climate disinformation.