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Dissidents Ramp Up Direct Action Against Climate Destroyers. Who Will the Courts Defend?
Climate activists are determined to push the courts until “climate necessity” becomes an acceptable defense.

To Curb Climate Change, We Need to Protect and Expand US Forests
When we cut down or burn trees and disturb forest soils, we release that stored carbon to the atmosphere.

The Koch Brothers and Trump: The Men Who Sold the World
The fossil-fuel connection runs deep in the Trump administration.

Paris Accord Doesn’t Go Far Enough — but Trump’s Pullout Will Endanger Life on Earth
Trump's move displays a callous disregard for the future of life on Earth.

Dahr Jamail | Scientists Predict There Will Be No Glaciers in the Contiguous US by 2050 — but Trump Is Stomping on the Gas Pedal
Sea-level rise is now projected to be even higher than expected, and warming oceans are losing their oxygen much faster than previously believed.

Why Is Trump Delaying His Climate Decision?
Does Trump's apparent wavering over the Paris climate deal signal yet more strife within the administration?

Tick-Borne Illnesses Could Boom This Year, Thanks to Climate Change
The good news is, there are a number of ways we can protect ourselves.

Photos: Hundreds of Thousands Mobilize for Climate Justice
Demonstrators railed against an administration that would put their futures at risk.

Anti-Science Trump Administration Draws Thousands to the Streets Worldwide
But organizers say Earth Day marches for science in more than 600 cities are just the beginning.

Trump’s Dirty Energy Policies Face Backlash in States Across the Country
Trump is undoing Obama's climate policies, but much of the country is moving in the opposite direction.