Tag: climate change
Covid-19 lockdown demonstrates how economy-wide transformation can halt climate change
The blip in emissions will not have a longterm impact unless we invest in sustainable solutions on a grand scale.
Big oil knew climate change could be ‘catastrophic.’ study shows heat...
“Our data indicate that with the continued growth of greenhouse gas emissions, the temperature effects of climate change are projected to be five times deadlier than recent U.S. flu seasons."
Coastal flooding could threaten millions and cost trillions by 2100, new...
"Globally we need to understand that changes of this nature will occur by 2100 and we need to plan how we are going to respond."
Ocean plastic could triple by 2040, report finds
"If we're going to significantly reduce ocean plastic pollution, we need an innovative and rigorous approach to ensure that the strategies we design are set up to delivering results."
Stories from the youth climate movement in the Global South
Young people who had mobilized for the climate across the world in 2019 were right: Much environmental damage is the result of human action, and as such, can also be reversed through human initiative.
Biden announces $2 trillion climate and green recovery plan
Biden's sweeping proposals would put an end to all greenhouse gas emissions spewed by U.S. power plants by 2035. It would also ban fracking on public lands.
Fossil fuels’ ‘net-zero’ carbon emissions scam is something humanity doesn’t have...
Why vague commitments by fossil fuel corporations to “zero out” carbon emissions don’t add up.
Report: Global climate lawsuits against governments and polluters on the rise
In the post-COVID era, as the Grantham Research Institute report concludes, “climate litigation may remain as important as ever.”
‘The future does not belong to you,’ climate campaigners say to...
"Thanks to the courageous activists who stood up to them, they have failed."
DC is the latest to sue Exxon and big oil for...
“We have a mountain of evidence of what they knew and what they did to deceive the public about the threat of climate change. And yet we’ve only scratched the surface.”
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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.