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Avowed Climate Champion Gavin Newsom Sued for 'Completely Unacceptable' Approval of Oil and Gas Projects in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom wears a face mask as he prepares to give a briefing after touring a Covid-19 vaccination site on February 22, 2021 in Long Beach. (Photo: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
'100 Seconds to Midnight': Doomsday Clock Reveals Humanity Closer Than Ever to the Apocalypse
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
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)
Citizens must "demand... that their governments reorder their priorities and cooperate... to reduce the risk of nuclear war, climate change, and other global disasters, including pandemic disease."
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As California Burns, Climate Activists Call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to Stop #FuelingTheFlames
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
Gov. Gavin Newsom tours wildfire-ravaged Geyserville in the California Wine Country during the Kincaid Fire on October 25, 2019. (Photo: Karl Mondon/MediaNewsGroup/San Jose Mercury News/Getty Images)
"If Newsom wants to be the health and environmental leader he so often claims...
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'The First Time... But it Won't Be the Last': Climate Activists Warn California's First Gigafire Is the Shape of Things to Come
Brett Wilkins, staff writer
A firefighter battles a blaze near homes in Madera County, California on September 7, 2020. (Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
The August Complex Fire, which has now burned more than one million acres, is...
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Even as Major Politicians Continue to Drag Feet, Poll Shows Majority in US Want Bold Climate Action and End of Fossil Fuels
'Climate Floods. Climate Droughts. Climate Fires': Interactive Map Illustrates How Planetary Crisis Threatens Every Corner of US
'Ecological Disaster on Massive Scale': Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Migratory Birds in Southwest Linked to Wildfires, Climate Crisis
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

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Western Values Project
Report: As Wildfire Season Rages On, Trump Has Repeatedly Slashed Fire Management Budgets and Made the Problem Worse
Climate Mobilization
While Massive CA Fires Burn, YOLO County Board of Supervisors Declare a Climate Emergency, Commit to Justice and Mobilization
Center for Biological Diversity
Gov. Newsom's Climate Initiative Omits Key Actions on Oil Drilling, Fracking
Environment America
'Climate Week' Panel: The Fierce Urgency of Fire, Explained
Stand Up America
As West Burns, McConnell Says Filibuster Will Be “Firewall” On Progressive Legislation, Including Climate Action
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