Tag: climate change
Trump lets fracking companies release more climate-warming methane
Environmental organizations condemned the Trump administration's latest environmental rollback and criticized Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for siding with oil and gas interests.
Warnings of ‘catastrophic and historic’ flooding as experts say worst of...
"For many (most?) places, the worst of Florence's flooding is still on the way. Still expecting record or near-record flooding across a large part of North Carolina in the days to come."
18 dead, more than 900 rescued as Florence floods the Carolinas
"The storm has never been more dangerous than it is right now."
4 groundbreaking announcements from the global climate Action Summit
"In the long term, this is an unstoppable train."
Climate change supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 million evacuate in Carolinas...
People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and what the National Hurricane Center is calling a “life-threatening storm surge.”
Rise for Climate: Tens of thousands march in San Francisco calling...
The protest came just days before the start of the Global Climate Action Summit being organized by California Governor Jerry Brown.
We can no longer afford a fossil fuel economy
The costs of not acting are high. The benefits of investing in a clean energy economy would be widespread. We need to keep building the movement.
Worldwide #RiseForClimate events kick off to demand action on crisis of...
"Climate change is the defining issue of our time," say 350.org's executive director. "It is a crisis of democracy, justice, and human rights."
How Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh could return US policy to...
“Judge Kavanaugh isn't anti-environmental, but he tends to be anti-agency."
Why defending indigenous rights is integral to fighting climate change
Climate change isn't just a scientific issue – it's an issue of racial inequity, economic inequity and cultural genocide.
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Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
Trump allies draft plans to seize control over Federal Reserve amid election campaign
Emerging reports reveal a secretive push by Trump supporters to curtail the Federal Reserve's autonomy, threatening the independence of U.S. monetary policy.
Should harming mother Earth be a crime? The case for ecocide
The destruction of nature might one day become a criminal offense adjudicated by the International Criminal Court.
Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
Climate confrontation: Over 50 arrested as activists target Citigroup’s climate policies
Protesters descend on Citigroup's Manhattan HQ, igniting a 'Summer of Heat' against banks fueling fossil fuel projects and escalating the climate crisis.