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Climate migrants are ‘invisible’ to many South American countries
It won’t stay that way for long.
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![Posters call for the release of attorney Steven Donziger.]()
![Posters call for the release of attorney Steven Donziger.]()
This attorney took on Chevron. Then Chevron-linked judges and private prosecutors had him locked up.
Steven Donziger's legal saga has demonstrated deep-rooted conflicts of interest in the judicial system when it comes to climate justice.
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Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?
UN report confirms that local agencies need to add heat into air pollution equation
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![Smoke from California's Blue Ridge Fire turned skies a hazy orange.]()
New study strengthens link between wildfire smoke and severe COVID
Smoke from last year’s West Coast wildfires was associated with almost 20,000 excess COVID-19 cases.
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The art of repeal: illustrating Trump’s toxic legacy — and Biden’s daunting task ahead
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The EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.
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6 reasons 2020 wasn’t as bad for climate change as you thought
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We’re running out of time to flatten the curve — for climate change
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Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs
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How we calculated the size of the Southwest’s abandoned oil well problem
Solutions Lab
Fix combines creative storytelling with network-building and events
Climate change is scary. This therapist says lean into those feelings.
The Future of Cities
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Report: Oil companies are burning off natural gas — and leaving regulators in the dark
A new analysis is the first to identify what could constitute widespread illegal flaring in Texas oil fields.
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As California’s fire season ramps up, “unprecedented” is getting a lot of use
The Caldor and Dixie disasters are just a glimpse of what this fire season could hold.
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An obsession with suppression
We’ve reached a critical point in the 2021 fire year.
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Welcome to the Pyrocene
We have created a planetary fire age. Now we have to live in it.
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The truth about Bitcoin’s energy use
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Why electric cars are cheaper if you’re rich
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Bullshit is everywhere. Here’s what you can do about it
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How 100% clean energy could power our cities and towns
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Health care workers join the fight to stop the Line 3 pipeline
Standing with Indigenous groups, physicians call on Biden to revoke Enbridge’s permit.
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Sustainable agriculture is the future of farming – here’s why
When it comes to competing against forces of gentrification and big agribusiness in the name of food equity, small farmers and urban farms have a lot in common.
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![Peru floodwater]()
![Peru floodwater]()
Climate migrants are ‘invisible’ to many South American countries
It won’t stay that way for long.
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![Posters call for the release of attorney Steven Donziger.]()
![Posters call for the release of attorney Steven Donziger.]()
This attorney took on Chevron. Then Chevron-linked judges and private prosecutors had him locked up.
Steven Donziger's legal saga has demonstrated deep-rooted conflicts of interest in the judicial system when it comes to climate justice.
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Temperature Check
In the last episode of Temperature Check before the new year, host Andrew Simon and returning co-host Justin Worland look back on the biggest climate stories of 2020 and look ahead to what’s in store for the holiday season.
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