Mutual Aid across State Lines
Eastern Kentucky to Western NC and back again: “We know what it’s like” By Katie Myers When the rivers and creeks running through eastern Kentucky jumped their banks and flooded a wide swath of the…
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New Bill Removes Duke Energy’s Climate Commitments
By Lisa Sorg State Sen. Paul Newton introduced Senate Bill 261 in early March with the gusto of a car salesman: “I’m here to offer you an opportunity to save North Carolina billions of dollars,”…
Creating Energy Democracy Through Solar
By Julie Grant When Deborah Lewis moved from Silicon Valley back to her parents’ house in Hough, on the east side of Cleveland, one issue she thought about a lot was climate change: the increase…
‘All Hands, All Lands’ Wildfire Prevention
By Washington Department of Natural Resources In January 2025, wildfires driven by hurricane-force winds ripped through Los Angeles County. Over a frightening 48 hours, embers soared for miles, destroying thousands of homes and killing 29…
Insuring the World of Tomorrow
By Ulrike Decoene and Beatrice Weder di Mauro Los Angeles is burning, Valencia is flooded, Mayotte has been devastated. The shock of seeing people lose everything highlights a stark, ever more frequent reality: climate risks…
Trump EPA Sued for Freezing Green Energy Funds
By Julia Conley The need for a federal lawsuit filed in early March presents “more evidence of a constitutional crisis,” according to one campaigner, as plaintiffs pushed back against the Trump administration’s unlawful freezing of…
The Greenpeace Verdict
Weaponization of the Legal System By Marina Dunbar The verdict against the environmental group Greenpeace finding it liable for huge damages to a pipeline company over protests has been described by advocacy groups as a…
The Sand Crisis No One is Talking About
By Michigan State University Sand extraction is a silent environmental crisis, disrupting marine ecosystems and accelerating coastal erosion. Scientists warn that without stronger governance, this hidden threat will have devastating consequences. Sand is one of…
Beef Industry Climate Impact
After decades of denial, new studies show they knew all along By Georgina Gustin The livestock industry’s impact on climate change became widely known with a bombshell United Nations report published in 2006, called Livestock’s…
Microplastics Hinder Plant Photosynthesis
By Damian Carrington The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesize, according to a new assessment. The analysis estimates that between 4 percent…