Saturday, October 3, 2026

Tag: climate change

Polar bear ‘invasion:’ How climate change is making human-wildlife conflicts worse

Unfortunately, climate change is only going to make these negative interactions between humans and wildlife more common.

A positive vision for what the Green New Deal could be

The Green New Deal as a concept has arrived. Where it goes from here is up to us.

Ocasio-Cortez and Markey introduce anticipated joint resolutions on Green New Deal

"We are going to transition this country into the future and we are not going to be dragged behind by our past.”

House Democrats hold first climate change hearings in more than 5...

"Today, we turn the page on this committee from climate change denial to climate action."

Why is the political establishment so afraid of Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New...

For the vast majority of Americans who want real solutions to the crisis, today’s Green New Deal resolution marks a clear escape path from the stale politics of the past.

At first House climate hearing in nearly a decade, 16-Year-old activist...

"You should put the interests of your future generations first – not just because it is the right thing to do, but because many of us have the right to vote in just a couple of years."

Two main energy and environment committees in the House hold climate...

"Protecting our environment, taking climate change seriously, and putting the public interest first are not optional on this Committee, and that's what Democrats are going to do every day for the next two years."

56 million Native American deaths caused by European colonizers changed Earth’s...

"For once, we've been able to balance all the boxes and realize that the only way the Little Ice Age was so intense is ... because of the genocide of millions of people."

BP’s first global advertising campaign since Deepwater Horizon accused of being...

“This is a ghastly hypocrisy in the face of an existential threat to the planet."

Forum perversion: Why progressive media should BAN climate-troll comments

Extensive reflection has produced a rather compelling case why the trolls’ climate pseudoscience comments – if not the trolls themselves – should be banned from progressive media.

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The Oregon State Capitol in Salem. Photo: M.O. Stevens (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Midterms Have Revived Universal Healthcare Debate. These States Are Ahead of Everyone.

While Democratic congressional candidates are floating the restoration of federal Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid funding, Oregon officials are crafting a more ambitious plan to implement universal coverage in their state.
The Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

States sue EPA over repeal of power plant greenhouse gas limits

A coalition of attorneys general, governors and mayors asked the D.C. Circuit to restore the 2024 standards, which the EPA put at billion in avoided costs when it repealed them.
An Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina, not the Rock Tavern facility. Photo: Indy beetle (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Amazon warehouse workers in Rock Tavern strike over conveyor speeds and ignored safety complaints

Teamsters say managers deleted safety posts from Amazon's internal feedback board; Amazon says the picket was an illegal attempt to intimidate workers.
A classroom in the United States. Photo: Marie from Malang, East Java, Indonesia / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

We’re Reporters, Not Teachers. We Were Able to Start Private Schools Anyway.

Our reporting has shown how easily people — some with questionable backgrounds — have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places.
Children eating at a day care center. Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Americans of all ages want more federal help with childcare costs. Gen Z most...

New polling from The 19th and YouGov found that support for child care spending was particularly strong among Gen Z, reflecting how affordability shapes their future family planning.