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houses, neighborhood destroyed by lahaina hawaii fires

A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough A Dispatch From the Heart of Lahaina: Relief Is Not Enough

Justice demands a return of control over public resources like land and water to the people of Hawai'i.

Aug 21, 2023 / Kaniela Ing

Where there was once water in abundance, there is now just the dry, cracked, exposed lake bed.

The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life The Great Salt Lake Is Becoming Too Salty to Support Life

From brine flies to brine shrimp to eared grebes to pronghorn and buffalo, the lake supports an exquisite ecosystem whose collapse is literally making people sick.

Aug 21, 2023 / Feature / Katharine S. Walter

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Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue Letters From the September 4/11, 2023, Issue

The right to be heard… It’s going to get hotter… Don’t cross the picket line (web only)… 

Aug 19, 2023 / Our Readers

Hot Tub Seas!

Hot Tub Seas! Hot Tub Seas!

Our oceans are reaching boiling temperatures.

Aug 18, 2023 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A storm in the Angeles National Forest looks like clouds on fire.

The Planet Is Only Getting Hotter The Planet Is Only Getting Hotter

We can’t keep being the human beings who live to destroy.

Aug 17, 2023 / Frida Berrigan

Air Quality?

Air Quality? Air Quality?

Climate change is burning our planet.

Aug 17, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Water Is the Life of NYC…

Water Is the Life of NYC… Water Is the Life of NYC…

...And the planet.

Aug 16, 2023 / OppArt / Groundswell Community Mural Project

Held v. Montana Youth Climate Change Lawsuit

“Held v. Montana” Is a Historic Victory for Climate Action—but Also Human Rights “Held v. Montana” Is a Historic Victory for Climate Action—but Also Human Rights

Invoking the right to a healthy environment will likely become a replicable strategy for climate lawsuits across the country. “I see more and more of these trials happening.”

Aug 16, 2023 / StudentNation / Meher Bhatia

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle Message in a Bottle

Climate crisis is real: According to climate scientists, July was the world’s hottest month on record.

Aug 15, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Supporters gather at a theater next to the Helena, Mont., courthouse on June 12, 2023, to watch the court proceedings for the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial District Court. Sixteen plaintiffs, ranging in age from 6 to 22, are suing the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment.”

16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won.

Environment / August 15, 2023 16 Young People Sued Montana Over the Climate. The Planet Won. A state district court ruled yesterday that Montana’s failure to document greenhous…

Aug 15, 2023 / Gabriel Furshong

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