Tag: climate change
As the smoke subsides, West Coast climate activists show what an...
“We’re trying to connect the sense of urgency from the fires to actions people can take.”
Four environmental fights on the 2020 ballot
Across the country, voters will weigh in on ballot measures to decide issues like wolf reintroduction, taxes on oil companies, and renewable energy standards.
Trump appoints pair of climate science deniers to NOAA while climate-fueled...
It is therefore worth taking a closer look at the backgrounds of these two individuals questioning mainstream climate science.
2020’s first presidential debate does not have climate as discussion topic
“It is critical that every debate includes questions that ask the candidates what they would do to address climate change and environmental injustice.”
Mayors of 12 major global cities home to 36 million people...
"If we're serious about a sustainable, just, and prosperous future, we have to put our money where our mouth is."
Defund or defend? In the fight over fossil fuel investments, who’s...
Despite divestment victories, big banks and asset managers continue driving climate change through their lending practices.
New Zealand plans to become first country to require climate risk...
New Zealand could be the first country in the world to require its
major financial institutions to report on the risks posed...
The climate flames come for us all
This month’s western megafires have burned millions of acres and upended countless lives. It’s a sign of things to come if we don’t start to listen and act.
Australian teens bring class action climate lawsuit to stop coal mine...
“I believe that the government has a duty to young people to protect our futures from the impacts of climate change, including stopping the impact of the Vickery Extension Project.”
Delaware just sued 30 fossil fuel companies and the American Petroleum...
“We are suing to hold [Big Oil] accountable and to make them pay for the damages done to our state.”
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Why capitalism relies on nature and care work it does not pay for
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal. Here’s why that matters.
If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.
Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...
What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.
Nicotine-based vaping likely causes lung, oral cancers, new comprehensive review
The review noted that the aerosols exhibit nearly all ten "key characteristics of carcinogens" identified by the World Health Organization.
‘Product of USA’ becomes a real standard enforced by USDA
The new standard, finalized in March 2024 and fully enforceable since the start of 2026, closes this gap and practice that often misled consumers who believed they were supporting American ranchers.