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Hurricane Harvey

Harvey Recovery Should Serve Vulnerable Victims, Not Corporate Polluters

Experts 'Running Out Of Adjectives' as Hurricane Maria Slams Puerto Rico

Julia Conley, staff writer

The Caribbean is so far seeing no relief from this year's historically turbulent and destructive Atlantic hurricane season, as Puerto Rico was being battered by Hurricane Maria on Wednesday—its second major storm in two weeks. The hurricane made landfall with heavy rain and 155 mile-per-hour winds early in the morning, following the $1 billion of...

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After Harvey, Texas Left With Toxic Soup of Sewage, Spilled Fuel, Pesticides, and More

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A resident of Orange, Texas

As hurricane cleanup continues, a New York Times report reveals alarming levels...

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Elizabeth Kolbert: An Honest Conversation About Climate Change Is Needed in Wake of Irma & Harvey

Democracy Now!

A night-time image of Hurricane Irma over the Leeward Islands on Sept. 6 at 1:35am EDT. (Photo: NOAA/NASA Goddard Rapid Response Team/flickr/cc)

At least four people have died and nearly 6 million people are without power in...

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Amid Food Shortage and Slow Relief Efforts, Post-Irma 'Survival' Is Not 'Looting'

Pope Francis

Humanity Must Turn Back from Climate Abyss, Says Pope, or 'We Will Go Down'

Hurricane Irma, seen in a NOAA satellite image, was rapidly approaching South Florida on Friday.

Trump's Anti-Climate Budget Would Be Disaster for Combating Future Disasters

Immediately upon being exposed to the fumes from the explosion, and one by one, the police officers and first responders began to fall ill in the middle of the road

First Responders Sue Texas Chemical Plant for 'Gross Negligence' After Fire and Explosions

Satellite image of Hurricane Irma

As Planet Rages With Fires and Storms, Ire Aimed at Murderous Climate Denialism

As Irma Intensifies, "You've Never Experienced a Hurricane Like This"

The La Tuna fire that raged in Los Angeles over the weekend was the largest ever seen in the city. Wildfires in California have been tied to the effects of climate change.

Look Around: The Costs of Not Acting on Climate Are Adding Up Fast

A screengrab from KHOU video shows smoke rising Friday at the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas.

Fire Erupts Again at Houston-Area Chemical Plant as Public Remains in Dark

Texas refinery

Analysis: Harvey Triggered Release of Nearly a Million Pounds of Toxic Air Pollutants

People wait to be rescued from their flooded homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.

Media Largely 'Blind' to Harvey's Devastating Impact on Poor Communities

"Chemical companies are notoriously opaque when it comes to sharing information about their chemicals with the public," notes Natasha Geiling of ThinkProgress.

Texas Sheriff Says Inhaling Chemical Plume Like 'Standing Over Campfire'

An oil refinery is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas. As Hurricane Harvey comes ashore many of the countries oil refineries are in its path and have had to shut down.

Toxic Plume Threatens After Explosions at Arkema Chemical Plant in Texas

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GAIA

130+ Organizations Demand A Just Harvey Relief Effort Without Subsidies for Fossil Fuel and Petrochemical Companies

350.org

#ClimateSilence Trends, Pushing TV News to Talk Climate Change When Covering Disasters

Food & Water Watch

Climate Change Unleashes Fire and Fury on U.S.

Environment America

Senate Budget Package Bypasses Harmful Riders

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

New Analysis Finds More Than 650 Facilities Exposed to Harvey Floodwaters

Center for Biological Diversity

Analysis: Nearly 1 Million Pounds of Seven Deadly Air Pollutants Released by Texas Refineries During Harvey Floods

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Basav Sen

The Brutal Racial Politics of Climate Change and Pollution

Cain Burdeau

Don't Expect the Insurance Industry To Protect You From Climate Change

Michael T. Klare

Beyond Harvey and Irma: Militarizing Homeland Security in the Climate-Change Era

Adam Johnson

Murdoch-Owned Media’s Radical Climate Denial in the Face of Disaster

Sonali Kolhatkar

Demanding Climate Justice in the Wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma

Sarah van Gelder

90 Companies Helped Cause the Climate Crisis—They Should Pay For It

Bill Quigley

Warning Letter to Harvey and Irma Survivors from Katrina Survivor

Dr Jason von Meding, Heidi Harmon

Show Up, Stand Up and Step Up: Bold Action in the Wake of Storms

Naomi Klein

Irma Won’t “Wake Up” Climate Change-Denying Republicans. Their Whole Ideology Is on the Line.

Juan Cole

On 9/11: How We Slighted the Real Threat, Climate Change, and Hyped Terrorism

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