Sunday, November 15, 2026

Tag: climate change

Earth on the brink: 25 of 35 vital signs reach record...

These findings emphasize the severity of the climate crisis and outline a global emergency that requires immediate action to avert catastrophic consequences.

Hurricane Milton’s fury exposes gaps in emergency response and highlights growing...

The storm has also revealed cracks in emergency preparedness, as rescue efforts struggle to keep up with the scale of destruction.

West Coast climate activists battle the false ‘solution’ of forest biomass

Up and down the West Coast, the burgeoning biomass boom threatens to derail hard-won progress on climate, ecosystem protection and environmental justice.

Ocean temperatures 800 times more likely due to climate crisis fuel...

According to Climate Central, a research organization specializing in climate impacts, the record-breaking sea temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico provided the fuel that allowed Hurricane Milton to intensify at an unprecedented pace.

Global river flows fell to record lows in 2023, WMO report...

For the past five years in a row, river flows all over the globe have recorded below-normal conditions, the press release said.

Toxic threats lurk in Helene’s wake: communities grapple with contamination risks...

Experts warn of toxic contamination in floodwaters as Hurricane Helene’s aftermath raises concerns about industrial pollutants, public health risks, and the urgent need for stronger environmental regulations.

Liquefied natural gas worse for the climate than coal, Cornell study...

New research reveals that LNG exports from the U.S. have a greater greenhouse gas footprint than coal, challenging claims of LNG being a “bridge fuel.”

How mass protest created a breakthrough on the climate crisis in...

In the fall of 2023, activists with Extinction Rebellion Netherlands, or XR NL, were able to create an important whirlwind moment that may serve as a model for the next wave.

Hoodwinked in the hothouse

“Expensive, dirty and dangerous nuclear energy, a clear showpiece of the industry event, is a fairytale distraction from the real work of moving to clean energy. It’s no solution to the climate crisis we face.”

Khanna proposes ending billions in taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil amid...

Legislation targets federal handouts fueling enhanced oil recovery while exacerbating the climate emergency.

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10 Reasons Hakeem Jeffries Should Not Be the Next Speaker of the House

“Here are ten reasons why Jeffries should not be Speaker.”

Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...

Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
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Cornell University Is Embroiled in Another Sexual Assault Lawsuit

A newly uncovered 2023 lawsuit alleged the university's Title IX office did not take repeated sexual assault allegations seriously. The case may go to trial next year.
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The Next Congress Must Meet the Moment by Passing Medicare for All

This election was all about affordability — and few things are more unaffordable than American health care.
A heavy compactor machine sits on a pile of garbage at a landfill under a blue sky.

The Garbage Man: Bill Gates Has Earned Billions Investing in Climate-Polluting Landfills

Bill Gates owns a dominant stake in Republic Services, America’s second-largest landfill operator, but he’s failed to make the company live up to his own climate principles, ProPublica has found.