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Climate Crisis
Manchin, Kelly Join GOP to Pass Motion Against Biden Declaring Climate Emergency
“Our political leadership is out to kill most of us,” lamented one climate justice advocate.
The Oil and Gas Industry Is Trying to Hold US Public Schools Hostage
Fossil fuel interest groups tell New Mexicans: Let us keep drilling or the state’s education system will collapse.
Those Who Face Record Heat Wave in India and Pakistan Did Not Create the Crisis
Historical emitters must step up as region reaches limits of adaptation to worsening heat waves, climate scientist says.
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.