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'We Should All Be Water Protectors': Ilhan Omar Visits #StopLine3 Organizers Day After Activists Block Enbridge Worksites

"There is still an opportunity for us to stop" the construction of Line 3, said Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Saturday, January 30, 2021. "It is going to be really important for people to raise their voice." (Photo: Giniw Collective/Twitter)

"After 13 Years, Justice!" Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil to Pay for Harm Done to Nigerian Farmers

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Donald Pols (R), director of Dutch environmental organization Milieudefensie, and Channa Samkalden (L), lawyer for Milieudefensie, react following the court ruling in the case that the organization, along with four Nigerian farmers, filed against Shell over oil leaks that have allegedly polluted their villages, in The Hague, on January 29, 2021.

"Victims of environmental pollution, land grabbing, or exploitation now have a better chance to win a legal battle against the companies involved."

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Denouncing 'Handouts to Big Oil,' Biden Calls on Congress to End $40 Billion in Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry listens as President Joe Biden speaks on tackling climate change in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on January 27, 2021.

"Biden campaigned on eliminating fossil fuel giveaways, and voters agree by a...

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'Now Is the Moment to Deliver': Sunrise Movement Says Biden Climate Ambitions Require Abolition of Senate Filibuster

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Our generation will not accept any excuses for delay or inaction on delivering...

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A young girl stands in Jiangtan park after it was flooded by heavy rains along the Yangtze river on July 10, 2020 in Wuhan, China. (Photo: Getty Images)

Largest-Ever Climate Poll Shows 64% of Global Public Believes Warming Planet Is an 'Emergency'

An oil drilling rig operates on May 10, 2017 outside Richfield, Utah. (Photo: George Frey/Getty Images)

Now Make It 'Permanent': Environmental Groups Applaud Biden's Plan to Pause New Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands

At a January 19, 2021 rally organized by Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for Change, and 350 NYC, environmental activists demand that the Biden administration Build Back Fossil Free in front of Charging Bull sculpture in New York City. (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

After 'Incredible First Steps' on KXL and Paris, Biden Urged to 'Go Further' on Climate

Shawnee Rae (age 8) was with a group of Native American activists from the Sisseton-Wahpeton tribe who protested the Keystone XL pipeline project in Watertown, South Dakota.

Indigenous-Led Movement Credited With 'Huge Victory' as Biden Plans to Rescind Keystone XL Permit on Day One

Environmental activist Winona LaDuke (C) and water protectors stand in front of the construction site for the Line 3 oil pipeline near Palisade, Minnesota, on January 9, 2021. (Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)

Arrests in Minnesota After Water Protectors Chain Themselves Inside Pipe Section to Halt Line 3 Construction

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Conservationists File Lawsuits to Stop 'Death Sentence to Wolves' Ordered by Trump

"We have shown we are willing to risk our liberty and freedom and put our bodies on the line to blockade and stop construction of these dirty oil and gas projects, to ensure we have a clean future for our children," said Kanahus Manuel of the Tiny House Warriors. (Photo: Tiny House Warriors/Facebook)

Over 75 Indigenous Women Urge Biden to Stop Climate-Wrecking Pipelines and Respect Treaty Rights

A firefighter surveys the Bond Fire—started by a structure fire that extended into nearby vegetation—on December 3, 2020 in Silverado, California. (Photo: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

With Dire Assessment, Scientists Warn Humanity in Denial of Looming 'Collapse of Civilization as We Know It'

A dragonfly sits in reedbeds on the Isle of Grain on August 31, 2016 in Isle of Grain, England. (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

'Nature Is Under Siege': Scientists Sound Alarm About Insect Apocalypse

Protesters rally against the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines at the White House in Washington, D.C. on January 24, 2017. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

As Pro-Trump Mob Boasts About Roles in Deadly Capitol Invasion, Indigenous Water Protecters Charged for Peaceful Keystone XL Protests

<p>A monarch butterfly lands on butterflyweed, a type of milkweed, at the Lenoir Preserve Nature Center in Yonkers, New York. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/67832671@N00/4855344568">Don Sutherland</a>/flickr/cc)</p>

Conservation Group to Sue Trump Officials and Agency Over Delayed Protections for 11 Species

In 'Brutal Blow' to Wildlife and Gift to Big Oil, Trump Finalizes Rollback of Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Antarctica: Don't Come Here

Though he gets the appeal of free snow cones and penguins, John Oliver is more worried about the environmental impact of an estimated 40,000 eager tourists a year traipsing to and inevitably trashing Antarctica. His solution: A hilarious anti-tourism PSA.

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Western Environmental Law Center

Biden Administration Issues Bold, Ambitious Agenda to Address Climate Crisis

Earthworks

Biden’s Pause on Leasing & Other Actions Are Necessary First Steps to Protect Climate, Community Health

Oil Change International

Oil Change International Response to Biden Climate Announcements

Center for Biological Diversity

Biden Executive Order Pushes for Protection of 30% of America’s Land, Oceans

Food & Water Watch

Biden’s Climate Agenda Falls Short on Confronting Fossil Fuels

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth Calls New Federal Lands and Waters Moratorium 'a Critical First Step'

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Lora Lumpe

If Biden Is Serious About Saving the Planet, He Should End US Military Domination Across the Globe

Karyn Strickler

It’s Biden’s 'Climate Day' and Vote Climate U.S. PAC Has a Present for America

Tina Gerhardt

Biden Rejoined the Paris Agreement. Now He Must Lead by Example.

Joel Clement

Stopping Climate Change Is Not Enough, We Must Also Address Climate Impacts With Effective Strategies

Derrick Z. Jackson

The Environmental Justice Movement Takes Center Stage in the Biden Administration

Osprey Orielle Lake, Katherine Quaid

Re-entering the Paris Climate Agreement Is Just Step One to Address the Climate Emergency: Frontline Women Must Lead the Way

Mark Hertsgaard

'If Only We’re Brave Enough to Be It': Amanda Gorman's Poem Rhymes with Biden’s Climate Agenda

Ben Price

'It Is Like Satire': Prince Charles' Terra Carta Is a Manifesto for the Status Quo

Adam Federman

Turns Out That the Oil Industry Wasn’t Interested in the Arctic Refuge After All

David Orr

Questions "Too Puny" for Our Dire Circumstances