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July 11, 2023

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Global Trade Protections Don't Cover 900+ At-Risk Plant, Animal Species

"Our work identifies hundreds of species—including 370 critically endangered and endangered species—in need of protections, and we also know data gaps mean the true figure could be much higher," said a study co-author.

Jessica Corbett

'Day of Disruption': Tens of Thousands of Israelis Protest Imminent 'Judicial Coup'

"We are going to show them that the power of the people is stronger than that of the people in power," said one demonstrator.

Brett Wilkins

Emergency Declared as 'Historic and Catastrophic' Flooding Swamps Vermont

"Flooding in parts of Vermont have surpassed what was experienced during Tropical Storm Irene," the governor said.

Olivia Rosane

Manchin Fumes as Federal Court Halts Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction

One climate advocate applauded the court for giving communities "a measure of reprieve" by stopping construction of the pipeline in Jefferson National Forest.

Kenny Stancil

Campaigners Say 'Ceasefire and Peace Talks'—Not NATO Expansion—Should Be Focus of Key Summit

"A bigger NATO and cluster bombs won't keep us safe."

Jake Johnson

'Worrying News for the Planet': UN Agency Says Last Week Was Hottest on Record

"We are in uncharted territory and we can expect more records to fall as El Niño develops further," said the head of the World Meteorological Organization.

Jake Johnson

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Surging Weather Extremes Fuel Fresh Demands for Biden to Declare Climate Emergency

Progressives Call On Schumer to Go Further to Lower Insulin Prices for All

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Opinion

Will Humanity Be the Collateral Damage When the AI Machines Go to War?

“Autonomous weapons,” warns one expert, “could lead to accidental death and destruction at catastrophic scales in an instant.”

Michael T. Klare

Putin is Vulnerable—Stop Buying Russian Fossil Fuels and He’ll Be Powerless

If you stand with Ukraine, tell world leaders to fully sanction Russian oil and gas companies.

Svitlana Romanko

How Wealth Inequality Is Subverting Higher Education at Northwestern

The problem of wealth inequality in higher education transcends the favored treatment that many admissions officers give alumni donors; well-heeled contributors pursuing personal agendas can place the very soul of an institution at risk.

Steven Harper

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