Climate

Bernie Sanders: As World Faces Climate Crisis, 95% of EPA Workers Furloughed During Trump Shutdown—'How Insane Is That?'

'Shameful': Colorado Supreme Court Denounced for Siding With Big Oil Profits Over Public Health in Youth-Led Suit

Jake Johnson, staff writer

The court's ruling was condemned by one environmentalist as "hard proof that the law is written against the best interests of the people, and in favor of oil and gas industry profits"

As Congresswoman 'Keeps Kicking Ass' on Social Media, Ocasio-Cortez Rejects Idea 'Some Subjects Too Complex for Everyday People'

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"I inherently reject the paternalistic idea that some subjects are too complex...

New Analysis Shows Push for Green New Deal Hindered by Silence of Corporate Media

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The surge of interest in a Green New Deal was one of the most significant...

$A placard from Floridians Against Fracking urges Florida's new governor, Ron DeSantis, to make good on his campaign promise to ban fracking in the state.$

Demand for Democratic Governors to Follow Suit After Trump-Backed DeSantis Moves to Ban Fracking in Florida

To Fund 'White Supremacist Vanity Project,' Trump Eyes Relief Funds Earmarked for Actual Disasters

'As World Teeters on Brink of Climate Catastrophe,' 600+ Groups Demand Congress Back Visionary Green New Deal

Victory for Free Speech and Animal Welfare as Federal Judge Strikes Down Iowa 'Ag-Gag' Law

'So Frustrating': Pelosi Accused of Shutting Bold Progressives Out of Powerful Committees

Trump Nomination of Wheeler Ensures EPA Will Continue to Put 'Profits of Polluters' Over Human Health and Planet

First-Ever Indigenous Peoples March Will Fight Against Injustices Faced Across the Globe

'5-Star Award for Idiocy' as Trump Threatens to Cut Off FEMA Funds to California in Wake of Deadliest-Ever Wildfire Season

'Scary': Warming of Oceans Is Equivalent to 1.5 Atomic Bombs Every Second Over Past 150 Years

Trump's Disregard of Climate Threat Seen as US Carbon Emissions Surged in 2018

'Shameful Day for Canada': First Nations Encampment Violently Raided, Land Protectors Arrested

As Canadian Police Target Pipeline Protesters on First Nations Territory, Solidarity Actions Planned Across North America

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This Girl Is On Fire

Talk about your welcome sea change. After suffering through eight years of a racist, dimwitted, bellicose mini-Trump, Mainers celebrated the swearing-in of our new governor Janet Mills, a smart, competent Democrat who promises to expand health coverage and fight climate change. The icing on her inaugural cake: The two immigrant girls who brought down the house singing "Girl On Fire." Mills was right on: It is in fact a "brand new day," and about time.