Environment
Despite Manchin’s blow to Build Back Better, Biden boosts fuel economy standards to fight climate change
December 21, 2021The final standards will contribute toward a goal set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement to keep the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Read moreClimate change could cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100
December 17, 2021"We’re equipped and supported now with the data and the research to legitimize our community concern and our vision for a just transition.”
Read moreAustralian climate activist imprisoned for blocking coal train
December 15, 2021Eric Herbert’s group Blockade Australia takes direct action to halt climate-destroying activity, but they remain isolated from labor and other movements.
Read moreWas the Kentucky tornado outbreak rooted in climate change?
December 13, 2021“More unpredictable weather can be expected countrywide as rising temperatures result in unseasonable--and unprecedented--weather patterns."
Read moreThousands without infrastructure after tornadoes kill dozens
December 13, 2021Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water, and electricity in chilly temperatures for a long time.
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