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Veterans were arrested during a demonstration in Washington, D.C.

Veterans Arrested at Protest Condemning US Military's Role in Climate Crisis

"We need to be reducing U.S. militarism and redirecting that money towards climate solutions," said one veteran who took part in the demonstration.

Jake Johnson ·

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks after the U.N. Security Council's emergency meeting to discuss the threat of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 23, 2022 in New York City.

UN Chief Says 'Grotesque' Fossil Fuel Greed Punishing the Poor, Destroying Planet

António Guterres outlined recommendations from a new report about how to handle the energy crisis exacerbated by Russia's war in Ukraine while working to meet global climate goals.

Jessica Corbett ·

Bernie Sanders on the floor of the Senate

Bernie Sanders Explains the Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly of the Inflation Reduction Act

This legislation... has some good features, but also some very bad features.

Bernie Sanders ·

Sen. Bernie Sanders appears at a hearing

Sanders Blasts 'Huge Giveaway' to Fossil Fuel Industry in Manchin Deal

"We cannot provide billions of dollars in new tax breaks to the very same fossil fuel companies that are currently destroying the planet."

Jake Johnson ·

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The Manchin-Approved Budget Bill Is No Progressive Panacea But It's a Hell of a Lot Better Than Nothing

Democrats' new reconciliation deal is far from what progressives wanted. But it could still curb climate change, advance fairness in the U.S. tax system—and boost the party's chances in the midterms.

Max B. Saw­icky ·

16-foot globe at White House

Giant Earth and Half a Million Signatures Demand Biden Declare 'Climate Emergency'

"The climate emergency is happening," said a Greenpeace USA campaigner. "President Biden needs to act like it now if he wants to preserve a livable future."

Jessica Corbett ·

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Inside the Democrats' Climate Deal That Includes Dirty Fossil Fuel Production

The new climate package furthers the US' most profligate pastimes: drilling oil and driving big cars.

Aaron White ·

Africa Drought

Scientists Say 'Catastrophic' Climate Scenarios—Including Human Extinction—Demand Further Study

"Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction?" asks a new analysis. "At present, this is a dangerously underexplored topic."

Brett Wilkins ·

Sen. Joe Manchin speaks on the phone on Capitol Hill

Alarm Raised Over Manchin Side Deal That Would Pave Way for Major 'Climate Bomb'

"Democrats shouldn't be sacrificing communities in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline just to please a senator in the pocket of Big Oil."

Jake Johnson ·

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The 411 on Climate 911: Why Families Showed Up at Ron Klain's House Dressed as Firefighters

President Biden should act like he believes what he says and marshall the tremendous emergency powers of the presidency that he is not yet using.

Liat Olenick ·

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