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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the campaign trail

AOC Torches the Republican Talking Point That Caring About Climate Change Is ‘Elitist’ AOC Torches the Republican Talking Point That Caring About Climate Change Is ‘Elitist’

“People are dying” while the GOP helps oil companies and bails out banks.

Mar 27, 2019 / Mark Hertsgaard

Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm

Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm Climate Change Is Already Reshaping How We Farm

After years of struggling through summer heat and wildfire smoke, farmers in Washington are building their own, cooperatively run, future.

Mar 27, 2019 / Audrea Lim

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce The Road to Climate Catastrophe Runs Through a City Called Commerce

But, if we listen carefully, the solutions to the climate crisis also come from Commerce.

Mar 26, 2019 / Ben Ehrenreich

COP 24

A Conference on Climate Change Became a Conference on Coal A Conference on Climate Change Became a Conference on Coal

At the summit in Poland, a missed opportunity.

Dec 6, 2018 / Daniel Judt

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As Toxic Smoke Blankets California, Who Has the Ability to Escape? As Toxic Smoke Blankets California, Who Has the Ability to Escape?

While the wealthy can flee toward cleaner air, the poorest have no choice but to stay put.

Nov 17, 2018 / Gabriel Thompson

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The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice

In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites.

Nov 13, 2018 / Adam Federman

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Letters From the November 12, 2018, Issue Letters From the November 12, 2018, Issue

Holding banks to account… A radical cure… Time for Amazonian outrage…    

Oct 18, 2018 / Our Readers

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Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day? Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day?

The distractions are relentless.

Oct 16, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

Insisting that we’re all responsible for global warming lets the biggest corporate polluters off the hook.

Aug 30, 2018 / Feature / Jason Mark

Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided

Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided

The California governor has been a stellar first-generation climate leader, but now science requires leaving fossil fuels in the ground.

Aug 29, 2018 / Bill McKibben

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