Tag: climate action
For climate activists, coronavirus lockdown means more time to organize
"This pandemic is a preview of what could happen to our world if we don’t adequately address the climate crisis. Only it’s going to be tenfold worse."
How a new generation of climate activists is reviving fossil fuel...
By tapping into existing networks and old campaigns, a new wave of student activism is making the fossil fuel divestment movement bigger, bolder and more creative.
Climate justice and Indigenous rights advocates rally in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en...
Solidarity actions took the form of rallies and protests at government buildings in Canada as well as in the United States.
In Oregon and five other states, youth are making legal cases...
The legal theory underpinning Chernaik v. Brown and other youth climate litigation derives from the public trust doctrine — the concept that natural resources are held in trust by governments that must protect them.
Scientists endorse mass civil disobedience to force climate action
Almost 400 scientists have endorsed a civil disobedience campaign aimed at forcing governments to take rapid action to tackle climate change, warning...
A ‘Red Deal’: Why indigenous communities belong at the center of...
"We are all related; us, plants, animals, water, air, and soil. We are all related."
Asheninka Mino, a medicine...
Climate change: All talk no action
Man-made climate change observes no borders, it is a global catastrophe, and, as has been repeatedly said but consistently ignored.
“People are suffering. People are dying”: Greta Thunberg opens up the...
"How dare you continue to look away, and come here saying that you are doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight."
To critics who say climate action is ‘too expensive,’ Greta Thunberg...
During an event in New York City Monday night with author and environmentalist Naomi Klein, 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg had a simple message...
The youth of the world call on us to act against...
Since Greta Thunberg began her Friday strikes in front of the Swedish parliament, calling for action against climate change, she has been...
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143 million Americans may be exposed to toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Millions of Americans face exposure to toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water, with new EPA data revealing the extent of contamination and fears of regulatory rollbacks under a Trump administration.
Musk and Ramaswamy’s DOGE: Mass firings, deregulation, and the erosion of federal protections
Critics argue that these plans will erode social safety nets, undermine public services, and disproportionately benefit corporate interests.
Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
House passes bill granting Treasury power to shut down nonprofits without evidence, sparking free...
Legislation dubbed the “nonprofit killer” faces backlash over potential threats to free speech and civil liberties.
David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.