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Massive 'Climate Clock' Urging Governments to #ActInTime Unveiled on Metronome in NYC
Climate activists have repurposed the Metronome, public art installation in New York City. (Photo: Zack Winestine/ The Climate Clock)
'Climate Floods. Climate Droughts. Climate Fires': Interactive Map Illustrates How Planetary Crisis Threatens Every Corner of US
Julia Conley, staff writer
Digital project allows Americans to recognize the "most significant climate threat unfolding" in their own backyard.
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As Advocates Demand Media 'Cover the Crisis,' Poll Shows Voters Want Comprehensive Reporting on Climate Crisis
Lisa Newcomb, staff writer
"To give voters the information they need to make political decisions in an...
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Bolstering Calls for Climate Action, 'Mutant Sloth' Hurricane Sally Leaves Major Mess for Gulf Coast
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A person looks at a flooded neighborhood as Hurricane Sally passes through the area on September 16, 2020 in Pensacola, Florida. The storm is bringing heavy rain, high winds, and a dangerous storm surge to the area. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
"The planet, it's screaming to us," said one expert. "When are we going to...
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'Ecological Disaster on Massive Scale': Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Migratory Birds in Southwest Linked to Wildfires, Climate Crisis
From September 18-20, the Progressive International will be hosting its inaugural summit "to confront the central dilemma of our time: Internationalism or Extinction." (Image: The Progressive International)
'Internationalism or Extinction'? Global Coalition Invites Progressives Worldwide to Attend Inaugural Summit
Residents on the 210 freeway try to see if their house on the other side of thick smoke and flames might burn near the community of Tujunga during the La Tuna Fire on September 2, 2017 near Burbank, California. (Photo: David McNew/Getty Images)
'Where Will Everyone Go?' New Report Documents How Climate Migration Could Reshape US
Climate activists protested outside ExxonMobil's annual meeting of shareholders in Irving, Texas. (Photo: 350.org/flickr/cc)
Taking Aim at ExxonMobil, Connecticut Joins 'Fast-Growing Wave of Climate Lawsuits' Targeting Fossil Fuel Giants
US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on wildfires with local and federal fire and emergency officials at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, California on September 14, 2020. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
"It'll Start Getting Cooler, You Just Watch": Trump Spits Climate Denialism Right in California's Face
'This Is a Travesty': Climate Denier Who Has Argued in Favor of Fossil Fuel Emissions Named to Leadership Role at NOAA
A burned Valero gas station smolders during the Creek fire in an unincorporated area of Fresno County, California on September 08, 2020. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)
New Study Finds Planet Heading Toward Temperature Threshold Not Seen in 34 Million Years
With Wildfires Tearing Through the West, Biden Slams Trump Denial and Calls Climate Crisis an 'Imminent, Existential Threat'
A bird bath is seen in front of the charred remains of a home after the passage of the Santiam Fire in Gates, Oregon, on September 10, 2020.
Fires Ravaging US West a 'Bellwether of the Future,' Says Oregon Governor as Half a Million Residents Evacuate
A damaged car sits in a mobile home park destroyed by fire on September 10, 2020 in Phoenix, Oregon. Hundreds of homes in the town have been lost due to wildfire. (Photo: David Ryder/Getty Images)
As Fires Engulf West, Democrats Not Running on Trump Climate Failures Accused of 'Political Malpractice'
A firefighter douses flames as they push towards homes during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods area of unincorporated Madera County, California on September 7, 2020. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)
The American West Is Burning But Trump Hasn't Mentioned Historic Wildfires in 'Any Way, Shape, or Form' for Nearly 3 Weeks
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Faced With Rising Seas and Other Consequences of Climate Crisis, Low-Lying Delaware Sues 31 Fossil Fuel Companies

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