climate crisis
After Milton, Florida assesses damage from back-to-back climate disasters
October 11, 2024At least six people died in the storm, and some 80,000 ended up in shelters.
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49 votes put ‘green’ Democrat on Washington State’s Nov. 5 ballot
September 9, 2024Dave Upthegrove was certified as second-place winner in the primary for Public Lands Commissioner. He now faces a Republican challenger.
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The sand cannot stop
September 6, 2024The Permian Basin contains some of America’s most productive oil fields. Our People’s World correspondent reports on efforts to organize the drivers who are essential to Big Oil’s profitable fracking operations there.
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Thawing Alaskan permafrost is releasing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
August 27, 2024"It has that sense of a bomb that's going to go off."
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Three million stranded as parts of Bangladesh endure worst flooding in nearly 40 years
August 26, 2024“I haven’t seen so much water in the last 20 years. Everything in my house is wrecked because the water has risen to waist level."
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