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Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul participate in a debate hosted by Spectrum News NY1.

Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection? Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection?

Republican Lee Zeldin is pro-Trump, anti-choice, and running in a state Joe Biden carried by 23 percent—yet recent polls put him within the statistical margin of error of pulling o...

Oct 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Now-former Prime Minister Liz Truss is candidly pictured leaving 10 Downing Street.

Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes Liz Truss or No Liz Truss, Things Are Bleaker in Britain Than Anyone Realizes

As jaws drop around the world over the resignation of the UK’s shortest-lived prime minister, life here is getting considerably worse by the day.

Oct 20, 2022 / Natasha Hakimi Zapata

Inglewood Oil Field

The Deadly Consequences of Urban Oil Drilling The Deadly Consequences of Urban Oil Drilling

Since she was 9 years old, Nalleli Cobo has been fighting to end environmental racism in Los Angeles, where 3.2 million people live near an oil or gas well. 

Oct 19, 2022 / StudentNation / Mara Marques Cavallaro

Hurricane Ida Makes Landfall In Louisiana Leaving Devastation In Its Wake

No, America Doesn’t Actually Need “Sacrifice Zones” No, America Doesn’t Actually Need “Sacrifice Zones”

Their suffering is not for the greater good.

Sep 22, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Senator Joe Manchin departs the Capitol as the Senate breaks for the Memorial Day recess.

Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act Here’s What’s Wrong With Manchin’s Side Deal to the Inflation Reduction Act

In an impassioned call to allies in the national climate movement, a community organizer explains: “We in Appalachia are done with being a sacrifice zone.”

Sep 1, 2022 / Crystal Mello

Oil pump jack with sunset

Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst Down With Petroleum Tyranny—or We Can Expect the Worst

Overcoming a global phalanx of oil-industry defenders will require far more political muscle than the environmental camp has yet been able to muster.

Jul 27, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Climate Change Pennsylvania Students

We Can’t Wait for Our Institutions to Take Action on Climate Change We Can’t Wait for Our Institutions to Take Action on Climate Change

This year, the Penn State community has a golden opportunity to choose a new direction for its university.

Apr 8, 2022 / StudentNation / Nora Van Horn

Greenhouse Gases

War Is Not an Excuse to Ignore Climate Change War Is Not an Excuse to Ignore Climate Change

Don’t let the oil and gas companies fool you.

Apr 1, 2022 / Stan Cox

Harvard Yale Divest Protest

Climate Research Shouldn’t Be Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies Climate Research Shouldn’t Be Funded by Fossil Fuel Companies

The oil and gas industry uses universities to influence environmental policy. Here’s how we fight back.

Mar 29, 2022 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Jake Lowe

Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen Big Oil in the Mackinac Straits Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

And recognizing Native American sovereignty—giving the tribes sworn to protect the waters a place in the negotiations determining their fate—is the best way to prevent it.

Mar 23, 2022 / Hadassah GreenSky

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