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To Combat Ongoing 'Human Rights Crisis,' 600+ Groups Urge Biden to Enact Utility Shutoff Moratorium on Day One
"How the hell are you supposed to wash your hands... when your water has been shut off?" Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked in April 2020. (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
One Year After Declaring Climate Emergency, Scientists Say 'Massive-Scale Mobilization' Necessary
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Global scientists on Wednesday issued a new warming about the need for bold climate action on six key fronts. (Image: Oregon State University/YouTube)
"Aggressive, transformative change, framed against the backdrop of social justice, can ignite an enormous deployment that will let us avert the worst of the climate emergency."
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Climate Groups Call on Biden to Nominate Andy Levin as Labor Secretary
Julia Conley, staff writer
"He has a long record of fighting for working people, and understands the...
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'This Is a Really, Really Big Deal': Michigan Gov. Moves to Shut Down Line 5 Pipeline to Protect Great Lakes
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Environmental and Indigenous activists welcomed a move by the Michigan governor Friday to shut down the Line 5 pipelines. (Photo: Jeffness/CC)
"Enbridge has imposed on the people of Michigan an unacceptable risk of a...
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IEA: Renewables on Track to Be Largest Source of Global Electricity in Five Years
Sign reads: we need better climate action now
To Trump's Threat That Biden Will Ban Fracking, Climate Campaigners Say, 'Yes, Please'
A worker installs solar panels at the Solarpark Eggersdorf solar park on September 4, 2012 near Muencheberg, Germany.
'So What Are You Waiting For?' Say Climate Campaigners After IEA Says Solar Now 'Cheapest Electricity' in Human History
Millions of households throughout the U.S. are vulnerable to utility shutoffs next month as state moratoriums expire. (Photo: Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
'National Human Disaster' Looms as Utility Shutoff Moratoriums Come to an End Across US
Roger Garbey, from the Goldin Solar company, installs a solar panel system on the roof of a home a day after the Trump administration announced it will impose duties of as much as 30% on solar equipment made abroad on January 23, 2018 in Palmetto Bay, Florida. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
'Big Win for Our Climate and for Communities' as Federal Panel Rejects Attack on Rooftop Solar in US
SolarCraft workers install solar panels on the roof of a home on February 26, 2015 in San Rafael, California.
'We Must Act Now': 180 House Democrats Urge Pelosi to Save Clean Energy Industry 'Decimated' by Pandemic
Climate change activists from the group "No Going Back—another world is possible," took part in a social distancing protest on May, 4 2020 in St. Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
After Coronavirus Triggers 17% Emissions Drop, Experts Say Only 'Fundamental Structural Change' Can Save Humanity's Future
March for a Clean Energy Revolution in Philadelphia
New Program Set to Fight for 'Electricity Future That Works for People and the Planet'
Sherco power plant
To Stave Off 'Climate Disaster,' 29 States and Major Cities Sue Trump EPA Over 'Dirty Power' Rule
One of the banners hung by the group Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE) during Saturday's protest.
Activists Demand Regulator Reject All New Energy Projects in Her Last Weeks on Job Because Planet Can't Wait
Alarm as Trump Energy Dept Redefines 'High-Level' Nuclear Waste to 'Low-Level' in Order to Save Disposal Costs
The now-closed Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant in Florida.
Watchdog Sounds Alarm Over Regulatory Capture as New Reporting Shows Nuclear Plants Unprepared for Climate Crisis

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