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August 08, 2023

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A Record 15 Billion-Dollar Disasters Have Hit US So Far This Year: NOAA

The tally could rise with the Atlantic hurricane season set to pick up.

Jessica Corbett

Reducing Air Pollution Could Play 'Major Role' in Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance: Study

For the first time, researchers have linked air pollution with antibiotic-resistant microbes.

Brett Wilkins

Sanders Aims to Convince Fox News Readers Climate Action 'Is a Moral Responsibility'

"Either we maintain the status quo and continue to see more heatwaves, drought, floods, and extreme weather disturbances or we move away from fossil fuels and do our best to make sure that the planet we leave our kids and future generations is healthy and habitable."

Jessica Corbett

'Openly Murderous': DeSantis Outlines Border Proposal Modeled on War Zones

By admitting border agents would have to make their own "judgements" to determine whether to shoot a migrant, said one critic, the Florida governor signaled he would embrace "the large-scale murder of innocent people."

Julia Conley

Protesting 'Repeated Labor Law Violations,' LA City Workers Launch 24-Hour Strike

"We're FED UP with the city's blatant lack of respect," said the union that represents the striking workers.

Jake Johnson

Study Warns Burning Fossil Fuels 'Anywhere in the World' Is Destructive to Antarctica

Slashing greenhouse gas emissions is "our best hope of preserving Antarctica," said the lead author of a new study.

Jake Johnson

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Report Details How Big Ag Overexploitation Is 'Draining the Colorado River Dry'

Arizona Coalition Launches Push to Codify Abortion Rights in State Constitution

Indian Court Suggests BJP-Led State's Demolition of Muslim Homes Could Be 'Ethnic Cleansing'

US Groups to Biden Trade Chief: Ensure Deals Don't Block Bold Climate Action

Tlaib Bill Would Prohibit Medical Debt From Appearing on Credit Reports

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Opinion

The Scientist Who Walked Away From the Manhattan Project

While the name Sir Joseph Rotblat will probably never be as widely known as that of the other illustrious scientists who worked on the project that ushered in the nuclear age, his example serves as a reminder that we always have a choice.

Gerard Boyce

Shock and Despair Are Logical Reactions to the Climate Emergency

New IPCC head Jim Skea’s call for a “balanced” approach only benefits those, like the fossil fuel industry giants and their puppets in politics, who prop up and profit from the status quo.

Sabine von Mering

US Workers Are Raising the Heat for Economic Justice

From thousands of writers and actors in Hollywood to thousands of airport workers at major travel hubs nationwide to hotel workers in southern California, working people are embracing their power in unprecedented ways.

Rosalyn Pelles,Rev. Dr. William J. Barber Ii

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