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'It's Like Nobody Cares': After Two Weeks Without Running Water, Jackson, Miss. Pleads for Help
City Council President Aaron Banks carries bottled water at a local distribution center in Jackson, Mississippi. (Photo: Screengrab from ABC 16 WAPT News)
As Millions in Texas Lack Safe Water, Sunrise Movement Rallies at State Capitol Demanding Green New Deal
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Millions of Texans lost their power last week when Winter Storm Uri hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas, and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
"Texas is the perfect example of what happens when our politicians cater to fossil fuel executives instead of the young people who have been... warning of an impending climate emergency like this."
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NY Democrat 'Better at Being a Texas Senator Than Ted Cruz': AOC Spends Weekend Raising Millions, Delivering Aid
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) thanked donors and volunteers for their "collective action when people need it most" on Sunday, February 21, 2021. (Photo: Twitter screengrab from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)
"Charity can't replace policy," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged, "...
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Demands Grow for Texas to 'Forgive All Utility Bills' as Price Gouging by Energy Companies Sparks Outrage
Jake Johnson, staff writer
People wait in line for Fiesta Mart to open after the store lost electricity in Austin, Texas on February 17, 2021.
"The people of Texas should not have to pay these outrageous bills. Exorbitant...
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A gas flare from the Shell Chemical LP petroleum refinery illuminates the sky on August 21, 2019 in Norco, Louisiana. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
'No Safe Amount': Environmentalists Sound Alarm Over Texas Refineries' Release of Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Pollutants During Storm
Linda McCoy throws wood on a fire for heat in her home in Houston on February 17, 2021. (Photo: Mark Felix for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Fossil Fuel Exec Brags of 'Hitting the Jackpot' as Natural Gas Prices Surge Amid Deadly Crisis in Texas
Shoppers walk past a bare shelf as people stock up on necessities at the H-E-B grocery store on February 18, 2021 in Austin, Texas.
In Contrast to 'Useless Republican Leaders,' AOC Helps Raise $2 Million in Direct Relief for Texans in Crisis
Demanding Gov. Abbott's Resignation, Sunrise Movement Says Texas Crisis Shows Urgent Need for Green New Deal
Junior Ceqara and Alexa Albare share a blanket to keep warm while standing in line to enter Fiesta supermarket on February 16, 2021 in Houston. (Photo: Go Nakamura/Getty Images)
Role of Climate Crisis 'Can't Be Hand-Waved Away': Scientists Say Freezing Texas Linked to Warming Arctic
A woman moves her belongings into a tent after a snow storm in Houston on February 15, 2021. (Photo: Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images)
'A Failed State': Power Outages Amid Freezing Weather in Texas Threaten Lives and Covid Vaccines
Due to sea level rise, many islands in the gangetic delta region of West Bengal, India are facing fast erosion. The island of Mousuni is one such island. Homes and lands are sinking at a steady rate and people are staring at a bleak future where the probability of them becoming climate refugees looms large. (Photo: Arka Dutta/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Biden—Handed Road Map for Action—Told US Has Moral Responsibility to Lead on Climate Refugees
Humanity remains closer than ever to the apocalypse, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' "Doomsday Clock." (Photo: Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images)
'100 Seconds to Midnight': Doomsday Clock Reveals Humanity Closer Than Ever to the Apocalypse
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'
Activists rally on January 19, 2021 in New York City to demand that U.S. President Joe Biden take immediate executive action to "Build Back Fossil Free." (Photo: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
As Kerry Touts US Commitment to Climate Diplomacy, Biden Urged to Follow EU Lead by Ending Dirty Energy Subsidies
'The Future We Are Looking At': Wall Street to Begin Betting on Water Scarcity
In the wake of continuous downpours in the Jiangxi Province of China, a flooded house crumbled into Pyong Lake on July 13, 2020. (Photo: Liu Zhankun/China News Service via Getty Images)
UN Chief Pleads for Stronger Climate Policies to End 'Suicidal' Addiction to Fossil Fuels

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Indigenous Environmental Network
Frontline Organizations Demand a Just Recovery After Millions are Left to Freeze in the Face of Another Climate Catastrophe in Texas & the Southeast
Greenpeace
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Accountable.US
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