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Hurricane Irma

Police Fire Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets at Protesters Demanding Puerto Rico Gov. Rosselló Resign

protest against Ricardo Rosselló

To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Puerto Rico Army National Guard members work on clearing Highway 511 from Ponce to Jayuya in Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Sept. 11, 2017.

"Over the past several years, Puerto Rico has been living with an economic noose around its neck due to its crippling debt crisis and the devastation created by Hurricane Maria."

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Speaking in Puerto Rico, Warren Says, 'With Trump, Cruelty Not an Accident' But 'Part of the Plan'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) attends a news conference to discuss a comprehensive plan to address the immediate humanitarian needs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and ensure that the islands are able to rebuild in a way that empowers them to thrive on November 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Puerto Rico, says Massachusetts senator, is "a clear example of how well the...

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In Midst of 'Immense Suffering' Caused by Climate Crisis, Caribbean Religious Leaders Call for Debt Relief

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"We in the Caribbean, like some other nations elsewhere in the global south,...

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As Climate Crisis Intensifies, $300+ Billion in Damages Makes 2017 Costliest Year Ever

Ignoring Public Opinion and Pentagon, Trump Denies Climate Crisis a National Security Threat

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Where's the Urgency? UN Experts Slam US Emergency Response to Puerto Rico

Instead of Promised Debt Relief, Trump Pushes More Loans on Devastated Puerto Rico

In Shadow of Puerto Rico's Nightmare, Virgin Islands and Others Facing Intense Struggle

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

Corporate Media Called Out for Whiffing on 'Most Important Story in the World'

A man walks among the destruction left by Hurricane Irma at the Phillipsburg Town Beach on September 11, 2017 in Philipsburg, St. Maarten.

As Scale of Irma Damage Overwhelms, Calls Grow for Caribbean 'Marshall Plan'

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)

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

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'

Hurrican Irma at 11:00 AM ET, Sunday, September 10, 2017. Category 4: Sustained winds of 130MPH, gusts to 160MPH

Hurricane Irma to Spend Sunday Raking Florida's West Coast

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Jubilee USA Network

Senate Bill Offers Debt Relief for Puerto Rico

National Low Income Housing Coalition

Hundreds of Organizations Call for Immediate Relief for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and for Complete, Equitable Housing Recovery in All Hurricane Impacted Communities

350.org

Hurricane Survivors Occupy Senator McConnell’s Office, Demand Action on Climate Change

Jubilee USA Network

Caribbean Bishops and Development Groups Urge Debt Relief for Irma-Struck Islands

350.org

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

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Yxta Maya Murray

In Puerto Rico, the 'Natural Disaster' Is the US Government

Jill Richardson

The Sad State of Disaster Relief

Harvey Wasserman

Nuclear Plants Plus Hurricanes: Disasters Waiting to Happen

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