Bank CEOs Rake In Big Profits as Wall Street Ramps Up Fossil Fuel Financing
The 65 biggest banks committed $869 billion to firms expanding the fossil fuel industry last year, a new report says.
US Government May Be Abandoning the Global Climate Fight, but New Leaders Are Filling the Void – Including China
Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change – instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within the US.
Wildfire ‘Apocalypse’ in Türkiye As Temperature Rises to Record 122.9º F
Although the very highest temperatures were elsewhere, it was so hot and dry in northwestern Turkey south of Istanbul that massive fires broke out at Bursa and elsewhere in that…
Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study
As the climate warms, new data shows huge swaths of land across the globe are quickly drying, threatening humanity’s supply of fresh water.
‘Unforgivable’: FEMA Missed Thousands of Calls from Texas Flood Victims After Noem Fired Contractors
"They are intentionally breaking government—even the parts that help us when we are deep in crisis," said Sen. Chris Murphy.
New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry
Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.
The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come
Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the…
Texas Flood Kills 82+, Including 28 Kids, Amid Drought, Trump Cuts to Weather Service, NOAA & FEMA
The speed and scale of the natural disaster has raised questions about why officials weren’t better prepared, and whether the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific positions exacerbated the situation.
Norman Solomon: Is Nuclear Winter a Climate Issue?
The Ultimate Environmental Disasters Are Still Siloed.
Please Ensure That the Planet Does Not Burn
The climate and environmental crisis we live in are driven by the predatory nature of capitalism. Can COP30 and other multilateral initiatives reverse the trend?
From Dust Bowl to Life: Time to Regenerate our Nation from the Ground Up
A wall of dust rose over the heartland of Illinois, claiming lives and reminding us: When we abuse the soil, our safety and security suffer. Regenerative Organic Agriculture is the…
Dennis Kucinich: War Dust and Collateral Inhalation — Israel Breathes in Gaza’s Death
A Forensic Study of the Self-Inflicted Consequences of Modern Warfare.
Did Mike Davis Get It Right in Making ‘The Case for Letting Malibu Burn’?
“If the public is just frankly going to be on the hook for it, do we, in fact, need to be building this densely in areas this prone to fire?…
‘This Is Unprecedented’: Several Horrific Wildfires Ravage Los Angeles
"There is no 'firefighting' in these kinds of conditions," said one meteorologist. "There is only saving as many lives as possible and getting the heck out of the fire's way."
In Hurricane Ruins, North Carolina Food Workers Organize and Fight
North Carolina’s service workers are demanding that recovery and rebuilding happen on their terms.