Tag: climate change
Court orders France to take swifter action on climate change
This means the government, which cannot appeal the ruling, is legally bound to do all it can to cut emissions before the end of March next year.
Arrested in rocking chairs, grandparents protest Chase and pressure Biden on...
Tired from trekking 170 miles from Biden’s birthplace to his hometown, a dozen of us grandparents decided to take a stand for climate justice by sitting down.
House passes resolution that reinstates EPA’s methane pollution safeguards
A new report by the UN Environment Program confirmed that cutting methane pollution from both new and existing oil and gas operations is vital in tackling the climate crisis.
Nearly half a billion people at risk from sea level rise...
“There’s a lot of scientists looking at long-term scenarios. But it’s happening now in parts of the world.”
Life under the heat dome
Climate change came for Portland, showing us that the worst is already here — and we can’t afford to ignore it any longer.
The fallacy of our carbon footprint
Big Oil says citizens should do more to stop climate change.
UNESCO proposes to downgrade Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status; Australian...
If added to the List of World Heritage in Danger, the Great Barrier Reef would become the first on it because of climate change reasons.
Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that...
We hope the climate assessment will help communities anticipate the complex impacts ahead and start planning for the future.
To save planet, solve twin crises of climate change and species...
Some climate solutions can actually harm biodiversity. But there are synergistic solutions that can tackle both issues.
‘Our house is on fire:’ Activists urge G7 to immediately address...
“What we’ve seen is simply rich countries doing too little too late and not taking up their responsibility, and unfortunately this G7 has not changed that at all.”
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Fossil fuel tax could unlock $720 billion for climate crisis, new report finds
The Climate Damages Tax aims to rectify historical injustices and provide a tangible pathway towards a more sustainable and just world.
EPA proposes ban on pesticide widely used on fruits and vegetables
In calling for an end to all uses of the pesticide on food, the agency cited evidence that acephate harms workers who apply the chemical as well as the general public and young children.
New report finds Tyson Foods dumped pollutants into US waterways for years
The wastewater analyzed consisted of pathogens and microorganisms and slaughterhouse byproducts, such as body parts of animals, feces and blood.
Bernie Sanders speaks out: Criticizing Israeli policy is not antisemitism
Amid national debate over Gaza protests, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges the narrative equating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, drawing on his personal history and widespread American discontent.
Should billionaires exist?
If capitalism were working properly, billionaires would have gone the way of the dodo.