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Ahead of Bolsonaro's Inauguration in Brazil, Groups Vow to Fight 'Hateful Rhetoric and Acts of Violence'

protests in Brazil

'Historic First': Nebraska Farmers Return Land to Ponca Tribe in Effort to Block Keystone XL

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

ceremony

"We want to protect this land," said the tribe's state chairman. "We don't want to see a pipeline go through."

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"Let's Not Subsidize Our Own Extinction": Rallies Across Canada Denounce Trudeau's Kinder Morgan Buyout

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"This could cost $15 to $20 billion all told. That is money that could solve...

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On Sweltering Planet, Hottest April Temperature Ever Recorded on Earth Hits Pakistan

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"We need to dramatically increase our ambitions" in terms of combatting global...

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With No End In Sight, California's Deadly Flames Called Climate Change 'Fire Alarm'

For Agenda That 'Betrays American People,' Resigning Interior Dept. Advisor Calls on Zinke to Quit

While White House Touts Deregulations, Critics Denounce 'Craven' Pro-Corporate Policies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Newswire

Food & Water Watch

Pruitt’s EPA a “Nightmare” for Water, Public Health, Press Freedom & Democracy

New York Green Groups

NGOs and Health Experts Call on New York City to Get Its Municipal Fleets Off Diesel

350.org

San Francisco Prepares for Historic Vote on Fossil Fuel Divestment

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

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Beatrice Tulagan

Coal in, Activists Kept Out at Katowice Climate Talks

Victor Wallis

Wholesale Crimes

Andy Rowell

Time For The Teens To Take On The Kochs Over Climate

Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

Climate Refugees Need Global Protection–With or Without the U.S.

Jason Hickel

Averting the Apocalypse: Lessons from Costa Rica

Judith Le Blanc

Native People and Allies Pledge to Stop Keystone XL

Daria Rivin, Alice Owen

This Is Blockadia

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

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