climate destruction

15 posts

Weeks after Hurricane Beryl, Black Houston neighborhoods are still recovering

Weeks after Hurricane Beryl whipped through Gulf Coast communities, residents are still recovering from unprecedented power outages and damage. More than 2.5 million homes, schools, and businesses lost power during the Category 1 hurricane, which passed directly over the Houston area on July 8. Hundreds of thousands remained without

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4 Min
By: Uyiosa Elegon

NYC climate activists say the city isn’t doing enough to fight for green schools

As students at New York City schools increasingly experience the impact of environmental injustice, climate activists are urging Mayor Eric Adams to electrify, ventilate, and retrofit hundreds of public school buildings in the city by 2030. Schools in New York City have long lacked resilience to environmental challenges, particularly in

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5 Min
By: Sravya Tadepalli

California’s plan to rebrand prisons doesn’t consider climate change

At a time when the window to mitigate the worst effects of climate change is closing, Gov. Gavin Newsom is placing political goals ahead of data-based policy proposals

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14 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Energy company’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Mountain Valley Pipeline activists sets an alarming precedent for future protests

Mountain Valley Pipeline protesters said that while the lawsuit signals a concerning trend in free speech and democratic participation, it won’t quell their efforts

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7 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Cancer-wary locals resist Chevron’s fuel made from discarded plastic

Chevron intends to produce “climate-friendly” fuel in a Mississippi town already riddled with cancer

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5 Min
By: Ash Peterson

Advocates increasingly rely on the courts to effect climate change. Is it the right approach?

When fighting Big Oil, whether the U.S. judicial system is fit to handle the intricacies of climate science and complexities of climate organizing remains to be seen

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8 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Disaster relief often leaves disabled people behind. Disabled first responders are trying to change that

Disability inclusion in emergency preparedness and response requires including disabled communities in disaster relief strategy

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7 Min
By: Bianca Gonzalez

‘Chími Nu’am’ celebrates and educates about Indigenous food culture

Sara Calvosa Olson’s love letter to her community is filled with delicious recipes and guidance for strengthening one’s relationship with food and land

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Montana youth win historic climate lawsuit

A federal judge ruled that the state government is violating youths’ constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment

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2 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

The Farm Bill could address climate change and structural racism

The legislation has strayed far from its initial model of labor-minded price floors and supply management to creep into the corners of federal institutions where structural racism thrives

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9 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

The art world must grapple with climate change

The art industry is both a major emitter of greenhouse gases and a potential avenue for public education about climate change

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10 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

Supreme Court could upend wetland and water protections in the US

Sackett v. EPA positions construction against the environment, and like other environmental SCOTUS decisions before it, the stakes are high

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6 Min
By: ray levy uyeda

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