Tag: climate crisis
America may have invaded Iraq for its oil, but solar power...
The vogue for solar is sweeping other areas of Iraq, too, such as Kurdistan, where the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is also increasingly committed to solar.
Trump’s EPA deepens environmental rollback with delays, deregulation, and industry favoritism
From coal ash delays to dicamba reapproval, Trump’s EPA faces backlash for gutting public health safeguards and empowering polluters.
Noem calls to eliminate FEMA after delaying Texas flood response by...
FEMA officials say Kristi Noem’s own approval policy caused life-threatening delays before she used them to justify dismantling the agency.
Trump allies with fossil fuel billionaires as Sunrise launches campaign to...
New youth-led movement confronts Trump’s climate rollbacks and Big Oil’s influence while pushing for state-level accountability and mass mobilization.
Planetary boundary crossed: Ocean acidification now threatens global ecosystems and coastal...
Scientists warn that ocean acidification passed a critical tipping point years ago, threatening marine biodiversity and putting billions in economic value at risk as world leaders gather for emergency talks in France.
Plastic is poisoning the soil that grows our food
New research finds agricultural land holds 23 times more microplastics than oceans, with toxic particles infiltrating crops, ecosystems, and human bodies while global regulation lags behind.
Global hunger crisis deepens as world leaders slash aid amid record...
A record 295 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2024, as war, climate extremes, and economic shocks collided. With aid funding in freefall, UN officials warn the crisis is no longer just systemic—it is a failure of humanity.
Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate...
In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.
Europe was hottest ever recorded last year, and is heating up...
Scientists write, “60 percent of Europe saw more days than average with at least ‘strong heat stress’.”
Maine becomes ninth state to sue Big Oil for climate deception
The state will take fossil fuel companies including Chevron, BP and ExxonMobil to court for climate lies and damages.
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As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
42-year study traces how ‘forever chemicals’ climb the Great Lakes food web into people
A synthesis of more than four decades of data maps how PFAS move up the region's aquatic food web and into the fish people eat.
Kept in the dark: How Louisiana weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.
GOP tucks $10 billion for voting restrictions into party-line Pentagon funding bill
The measure advanced on a near party-line vote just before lawmakers left Washington for a lengthy summer recess.
Israel and the United States are merging their military. Here’s why.
"From aid to partnership," the U.S. and Israel are set to become even more united in genocide.