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Ecuadorians Vote to Reject Oil Drilling in Precious Amazon Region
Sunday's vote makes Ecuador the first country to restrict fossil fuel extraction through the citizen referendum process.
Biden Urged to Back Hawaiian Cases Against Big Oil Ahead of Maui Visit
The historic blaze that leveled Lahaina has sparked national conversations about the climate emergency.
Groups Call for Firing Lobbyists “Playing Both Sides of the Climate Crisis”
More than 1,500 lobbyists have worked both for fossil fuel companies and municipalities, schools, and other businesses.
Extreme Temperatures Threaten Effectiveness of Pregnancy Tests and Birth Control
“People aren’t thinking about the effects of extremely hot heat for all kinds of medical care,” said one legal expert.
Study Says Fossil Fuel Emissions Must Fall to Give Antarctica Chance of Survival
The Antarctic ice sheet now “contributes six times more mass to the ocean than it did just 30 years ago,” research says.
There Is a Climate Conspiracy — But Not the One Climate Denialists Are Peddling
Environmentalists and elites aren’t in cahoots to destroy the U.S. But fossil fuels’ damage on the world is undeniable.
Ocean Surface Temperatures Break Global Record Set in 2016
The average daily global temperature of the ocean's surface is expected to rise even further as El Niño strengthens.
State-Level GOP Measures Focus on Adapting to Climate Crisis, Not Preventing It
This paradoxical approach is part of the GOP’s desperate commitment to a climate denialist agenda.
EPA Approved Fuel Ingredient Nearly Guaranteed to Cause Cancer Over a Lifetime
The substance has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable.
Sanders: It’s Time for DOJ to Treat Fossil Fuel Giants Like the Liars They Are
It’s long past time for federal officials to recognize the fossil fuel industry’s “clear” law-breaking, Sanders said.