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Humanity on Track to Soon Hit 1.5ºC Paris Accord Limit as Atmospheric CO2 Nears Level Not Seen in 15 Million Years

The sun goes down behind chimneys at a coal plant in Duisburg, Germany on June 28, 2019. (Photo: Marcel Kusch/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images)

'Monumental Victory': Tribes and Climate Activists Celebrate Court-Ordered Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Thousands gathered at the San Francisco Civic Center in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux against the Dakota Access Pipeline on Nov. 15, 2016.

"If the events of 2020 have taught us anything, it's that health and justice must be prioritized early on in any decision-making process if we want to avoid a crisis later on."

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'Genocidal Negligence': New Democratic Climate Action Plan Criticized as Woefully Inadequate

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joins other House Democrats before unveiling a climate change package proposal on June 30, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)

The roadmap "underscores the establishment's continuing refusal to address this...

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'Outrageous and Chilling': Police Condemned for Charging Peaceful Environmentalists With 'Terrorizing' in Louisiana

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

In response to the Thursday arrest of two local activists as "part of a coordinated attack on those who defend democracy and challenge the petrochemical industry," environmentalists in Louisiana have launched the Defend Democracy Alliance.

"This is a clear instance of the law and law enforcement being used to protect...

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Maxewell Rees and his brothers Daniel Rees and Jackson Rees sit on a park bench partly submerged due to seasonal flooding next to the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms begin their annual blooming season March 29, 2010 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

DC Sues Fossil Fuel Giants for Decades of Spending Millions to 'Mislead Consumers and Discredit Climate Science in Pursuit of Profits'

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez speaks to a crowd at a DNC event on June 6, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

DNC 'Snubs' Climate Movement Just as Greenpeace Endorses Visionary Plan

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World Environment Day Provokes Warnings That 'To Care for Humanity, We Must Care for Nature'

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, speaks to the media following a meeting in Frankfurt, Germany on March 12, 2020.

By Pouring Billions Into Fossil Fuel Industry, EU's Central Bank Accused of 'Playing Both Firefighter and Arsonist'

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Fossil Fuel Industry Could Face $25 Trillion Collapse Due to Clean Tech, Climate Policies, and Covid-19 Pandemic

An activist from Fridays for Future in a face mask with the inscription "Fight every crisis" takes part in the alternative climate strike on the Reichstag meadow in Berlin.

With COP 26 Pushed to Late 2021 Due to Pandemic, World Leaders Urged Not to Delay Climate Action

A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer works on his field in Ghent, Belgium on May 21, 2020.

Fridays for Future Europe Calls for Transforming Agricultural Policy to Tackle the Climate Crisis

Oil Companies Can Set Their Own Rates for Royalties From Drilling on Public Lands Thanks to Trump: Report

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

About 30 protesters gathered outside Royal Dutch Shell's headquarters in The Hague Tuesday to declare that the oil giant "must fall."

'Shell Must Fall,' Climate Activists Declare at Oil Giant's Headquarters During Shareholders Meeting

Cyclists travel in central London on May 12, 2020, during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The British government on Monday published what it said was a "cautious roadmap" to ease the seven-week coronavirus lockdown in England, notably recommending people wear facemasks in some public settings.

'The Future We Want': London Joining Global Trend of Car-Free Streets to Cut Pollution, Fight Covid-19

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House majority leader, wears a face mask as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19. (

House Democrats Denounced for Covid-19 Relief Bill That Leaves 'Door Wide Open' for Fossil Fuel Bailouts

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Furious that Arctic-trashing Shell is using kid-friendly LEGO to clean up its image - reportedly selling 16 million Shell-branded toys worth $116 million - Greenpeace has begun a campaign aimed at pressuring LEGO to end the sketchy partnership. Protests at England's Legloland, and a darkly stunning new ad in which an idyllic Arctic, huskies and all, drowns in oil.

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Greenpeace Celebrates Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown

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The Moving Forward Act Is Not Enough Until It Moves Beyond Fossil Fuels

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Greenpeace Gives House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Report a ‘B-’

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Greenpeace USA Endorses the DNC Climate Crisis Council 2020 Platform

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Donald Trump’s Anti-Environment Agenda Is a Racist Agenda

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New Greenpeace Report Exposes Big Tech Connection to Big Oil

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What I Learned From the Women Fighting to Save Our Planet

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Fire Drill Fridays Take L.A.

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Despite Climate Emergency, Shell Boss Still Thinks It's "Legitimate to Invest" in Oil

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Why I'm Currently Blocking the Largest Oil Export Channel in the U.S.

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Meet Boris, the UK’s Climate-Denying New Prime Minister & "Donald Trump of Britain"

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Why We Just Blocked Boris Johnson on His Way to See the Queen

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Climate Change Is So Much More Than a 'Single Issue'

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We're Shutting Down BP Because It's a Climate Emergency

Nicola Morrow

The Dakota Access Pipeline Company Is Abusing the Judicial System to Silence Dissent