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Wetter Weather Worsens Risks From Coal Ash Ponds, Environmental Advocates Report
Coal ash ponds are unsafe to begin with, and extreme weather is making these sites increasingly dangerous.
Native Hawaiians Fight Construction of Telescope on Mauna Kea
A historic Indigenous resistance is unfolding on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Organic Farm in West Virginia Is Imperiled by Gas Pipeline Construction
Mountain Valley Pipeline has been plagued with issues all along its route.
Pence and Trump Deny Climate Crisis as Deadly Rains Slam Louisiana and Asia
Truthout's Dahr Jamail discusses the ongoing climate crisis.
Beyond Flint, Lead Contamination Plagues Communities Across the US
Newark, New Jersey, reported lead samples more than 2.5 times higher than that of Flint at the peak of the crisis.
The Media Uses Coal Miners to Attack the Green New Deal While Ignoring Pensions
Major media outlets remain stuck in a reductive “elite vs. blue-collar” divide.
Climate Crisis Disasters Now Occur Weekly, UN Warns
The Sunrise Movement declared: “This is an emergency. We need political leadership that acts like it.”
Philadelphia Explosion Underscores Danger of Refineries Using Hydrogen Fluoride
Philadelphia is not the only place where hydrogen fluoride has recently posed risks during industrial accidents.
“No Evidence” That Fracking Can Be Done Without Threatening Human Health
A review of more than 1,700 studies concludes that the industry poses a threat to air, water, climate and human health.
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management Is Being Sued Again Over Climate Impacts
It’s the second lawsuit the agency has faced over its approval of oil and gas leases on public lands in recent years.