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Trump's Anti-Climate Budget Would Be Disaster for Combating Future Disasters

Hurricane Irma, seen in a NOAA satellite image, was rapidly approaching South Florida on Friday.

Florida Warned 'Don't Let Your Guard Down' as Irma Roars for Direct Hit

Julia Conley, staff writer

Despite media reports of weakening winds, weather experts warned South Florida residents to remain vigilant and prepare for the worst as Hurricane Irma approaches the region, headed north from the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center called the storm "extremely dangerous" even though it's been downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 4 storm...

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'Unprecedented' Lofoten Declaration Demands Managed Decline of Fossil Fuel Industry

Julia Conley, staff writer

As climate scientists stress that climate change has contributed to the...

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Caribbean Islands Pleaded for Climate Action. Hurricane Irma Shows Why.

Julia Conley, staff writer

Parts of the Caribbean island of St. Martin were left flooded Wednesday after Hurricane Irma hit.

Some of the small Caribbean islands that are expected to suffer the most damage...

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is tracking Hurricane Irma, shown here approaching the Caribbean Islands in an infrared satellite image taken Monday night.

Caribbean Islands Brace for Impact of 'Monstrous' Hurricane Irma

The La Tuna fire that raged in Los Angeles over the weekend was the largest ever seen in the city. Wildfires in California have been tied to the effects of climate change.

Look Around: The Costs of Not Acting on Climate Are Adding Up Fast

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) appeared on CNN

Asked Again About 2020, Sanders Denounces Media Obsession with "Never-Ending Campaigns"

Nobel Prize Winners Name Trump and His 'Ignorance' as Top Threats to World Population

$The Sierra Club and other environmental groups have fought the 500-mile Sabal Trail pipeline, which would carry fracked gas across wetlands in three states.$

This Pipeline Victory Could Have Major Implications for Climate Fights Ahead

Al Gore

Al Gore Has Just One Small Bit of Advice for Trump: 'Resign'

A new report shows that even if humans were to immediately halt carbon emissions, the earth's temperature would still rise over the next century due to irreversible damage that's already been done.

Fearing Trump Censorship, Govt. Scientists Leak Alarming Climate Report

USDA

Emails Show USDA Staff Told to 'Avoid' Term 'Climate Change' Under Trump

Pipeline protest

New Report Reveals Water Threats Posed by the "Dirty Three's" Pipeline Routes

"This means that in seven months, we emitted more carbon than the oceans and forests can absorb in a year, we caught more fish, felled more trees, harvested more, and consumed more water than the Earth was able to produce in the same period," World Wildlife Fund and Global Footprint Network said in a statement.

'Earth Is Exhausted': Humans Have Already Consumed the Planet's Annual Resources

Coal power plant in Wyoming

Utilities Knew, Too: Despite Warning Decades Ago, Industry Lied and Deceived on Climate

This Billionaire Mega-Donor Gets It: The Democrats Need Bernie

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Food & Water Watch

Advocates Praise Sen. Sanders and Call on Senate Dems to Follow His Lead in Opposing Dirty Energy Bill

Oil Change International

Statement: G20 Leaders Shame Trump, but Fail to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

350.org

350.org on New Revelations in #ExxonKnew Case

350.org

Portland, OR, City Council Passes Resolution Opposing New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

350.org

Canadian Social Movement Leaders Pledge Support for Historic Act of Climate Civil Disobedience

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Evan Popp

Trump Nominates Non-Scientist to the Top Science Position at the Department of Agriculture

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan

Donald Trump’s Climate Change Denial Ignites the Grass Roots

Sarah van Gelder

Our Best Shot at Meeting Paris Goals? Make Energy Public

Sue Branford, Mauricio Torres

Brazil on Verge of Legitimizing Amazon Land Theft on a Grand Scale

Ken Kimmell

If the Feds Won't Face Climate Change, the Region Can

Michael T. Klare

Battle for the Future: Trump's Dystopian Vision vs. Push for Brave Green World

Ezra Silk

The “100 by ’50 Act” Cannot Become Our “North Star”

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