Tag: climate change
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.”
This is a climate emergency. We need more than half-measures from...
How to get the Democrats’ climate policy from “better than the Republicans” to “sufficient to save the planet.”
States are doing what big government won’t to stop climate change,...
“Even if the U.S. government has decided to leave the Paris Agreement, we see in the U.S. an enormous movement in favor to climate action.”
How cities can combat the dangerous combination of extreme heat and...
The compounding threats of heat and isolation have been laid bare this summer thanks to COVID-19.
‘What’s radical is doing nothing’: Attacked as an extremist, Sanders condemns...
"What is radical is doing nothing to take on the existential threat of climate change while the world burns."
US voters increasingly concerned about climate crisis
"Climate has taken over as an issue on its own. People are finally understanding that we have a truly existential crisis on our hands."
Sierra Club to DNC chairman: End tax breaks and subsidies for...
"The future of our planet depends on it. It’s past time to end fossil fuel subsidies."
2 hurricanes could strike US on the same day for the...
The current projections have both storms passing through the Gulf of Mexico and barreling into the coast at the same time on Wednesday morning.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.