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Florida ‘rights of nature’ amendment protects ecosystems and the right to clean water
Chuck O’Neal of the Florida Rights of Nature Network and Thomas Linzey of the Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights joined TRNN on Election Day…
Big Oil loses out on Election Day and other climate crisis wins, explained
Welcome back to the Climate Crisis News Roundup, elections postmortem edition. Election Day has come and gone. At the presidential level, after days of anxious…
Hothouse 2020: An out-of-bounds look at election day and what it could mean for the climate
The post Hothouse 2020: An out-of-bounds look at election day and what it could mean for the climate appeared first on The Real News Network….
Can a Biden presidency solve the Global South’s climate struggles?
“Climate change is a global environmental issue. But at the core, it’s a justice issue. It’s about what kind of a world we build and…
What do billionaires like Tom Steyer mean for progressive politics and the climate movement?
The net worth of billionaire Tom Steyer stands at around $1.4 billion, and he ranks #1335 among the richest people in the world. He is…
Is the US presidential election a make or break moment for the climate crisis?
The United States is set to formally exit the Paris Agreement on Nov. 4—one day after the presidential election, which is widely seen as one…
This is what sixth mass extinction looks like. And here’s why you should care
Away from the buzz of endless news cycles, political chatter, and self-styled punditry, the natural world is quietly experiencing the sixth mass extinction of species,…
Netflix’s “American Murder” misses story of Indigenous women murdered in oil fields
Welcome back to the Climate Crisis News Roundup. We are now fully in the throes of election season and halfway done with the scheduled debates….
Science denial runs deep in the GOP
Back in 2012, climate science denial created an “October Surprise” moment for the presidential election and a turning point against the presidential prospects of Republican…
The climate crisis is here—how are city planners preparing for an uncertain and dangerous future?
Thousands of people across the Western United States have been rendered climate migrants in the wake of devastating wildfires that have burned a record-setting 4…
House Dems pass climate bill boosting oil drilling, lobbied for by Biden donor
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change during a campaign event at the Delaware Museum of Natural History…
How the corporate media helps the fossil fuel industry dupe the American public on climate
For nearly three decades, mainstream American news outlets duped the public on climate change by publishing significantly more news stories that denied climate science compared…
‘Notorious RBG’ had a mixed climate justice record
Ruth Bader Ginsburg voted on behalf of environmental protections in many Supreme Court cases. But her track record was mixed on climate justice issues, particularly…
After Dakota Access CEO gave $10M, Trump pushed secret pipeline permits
On Sept. 15, the Trump administration proposed regulations that could make the federal pipeline permitting process more secretive and create a fast track for Big…
Chevron capitalizes on militarized climate chaos in the Mediterranean
The post Chevron capitalizes on militarized climate chaos in the Mediterranean appeared first on The Real News Network. Source: https://therealnews.com/chevron-middle-east-offshore-drilling Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
No Such Thing as Endless Growth on a Finite Planet
The post No Such Thing as Endless Growth on a Finite Planet appeared first on The Real News Network. Source: https://therealnews.com/no-such-thing-endless-growth Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
EPA set secret deadline for Oklahoma tribes to fight loss of sovereignty
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. This story originally appeared in TYT and…
Will Biden do enough to fight the climate crisis?
Biden has a climate plan. It’s good—but does it go far enough? The post Will Biden do enough to fight the climate crisis? appeared first…
Can California’s Prison Firefighter Program Be Reformed?
California’s Conservation Camps put prisoners to work fighting climate change-fueled fires for pennies on the dollar. The post Can California’s Prison Firefighter Program Be Reformed?…
Why The Black Environmental Justice Network Is Relaunching
Founded in 1999, the coalition paused its work in 2006. The relaunch aims to bring environmental racism and enforcement of environmental regulation back into focus….
What Happens When Wildfires and Covid Collide?
COVID-19 may make the impacts of the west’s wildfire season more deadly, hitting aging and vulnerable communities the hardest. The post What Happens When Wildfires…
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