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Heat-Related Deaths on the Rise as Senate GOP Pushes to Nix Climate Regulations
Heat-related deaths nearly doubled between 2010 and 2022, according to CDC data.

Sanders, Warren: DOJ Must Sue Big Oil for Decades of Lies on Climate Crisis
The lawmakers say the industry has broken a slew of laws in perpetuating its lies about the climate crisis.

Washington Governor: Heat Wave Is Earth “Screaming at Us” to End Fossil Fuel Use
“The fuse has been burning for decades, and now the climate change bomb has gone off,” Inslee said.

Report: 1,500 Big Oil Lobbyists “Double Agents” for Supposed Climate Champions
Even groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council have hired lobbyists with fossil fuel clients.

July 3 Was the Hottest Day on Record. Then July 4 Came Along.
Some experts believe that July 4 could have been the hottest day on Earth in 125,000 years.

Alito Ruled to Curb EPA’s Power After His Wife Leased Land to Oil and Gas Firm
Alito’s wife has an agreement to receive 3/16ths of the oil and gas sales from the lease.

Abbott Signs Bill Axing Construction Workers’ Water Breaks Amid Record Heat
Texas is already the worst state in the country for work-related heat deaths.

House GOP Majority Has Been Shoving Big Oil Favors Into Nearly Every Major Bill
From the debt ceiling to their latest tax plan, the GOP has been taking pot shots at the climate movement at every turn.

Fox News Guest Tells Viewers Cancer-Causing Wildfire Smoke Is Safe to Breathe
The guest, Steve Milloy, works for a nonprofit that is funded by the coal industry.

“The Climate Crisis Is Here”: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Eastern Half of US
“This is not about our grandchildren anymore,” wrote activist group Climate Defiance.