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Soaring Methane Levels Has Scientists Concerned Climate Feedback Loop Is Here
Atmospheric methane levels are currently higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years.
Montana Plaintiffs Announce First Children’s Climate Trial in History of US
The youth plaintiffs seek to challenge the constitutionality of the state's energy policy.
GOP Suggests Biden’s Fed Pick Shouldn’t Be Confirmed Due to Climate Views
Republicans grilled Sarah Bloom Raskin over her climate views. Jamie Raskin responds in this interview.
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.