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Rising Chemical Pollution Crosses Crucial 'Planetary Boundary'

"The pace that societies are producing and releasing new chemicals into the environment is not consistent with staying within a safe operating space for humanity," said one scientist.

by Julia Conley

Dems Urged to Hold Senate Floor for 'As Long As It Takes'

"Call your senators now and tell them to hold the floor, keep the debate going, and fix or ditch the filibuster to pass democracy reform," says Indivisible.

by Jessica Corbett

Biologists assessed the overall biological habitat by counting and categorizing biodiversity of the Little Corona del Mar tide pools, part of the Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021 in Newport Beach, California.

Scientists Decry Human Indifference to 'Probable Sixth Mass Extinction'

"Denying the crisis, accepting it without reacting, or even encouraging it constitutes an abrogation of humanity's common responsibility," said one scientist behind the new study.

by Andrea Germanos

A man paddles on a boat as plastic bags float on the surface of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 21, 2020.

Global Plastic Pollution Is a 'Deadly Ticking Clock': Report

"The damage done by rampant overproduction of virgin plastics and their lifecycle is irreversible—this is a threat to human civilization and the planet's basic ability to maintain a habitable environment."

by Kenny Stancil

America's Climate Forest Must be Protected Now and for Future Generations

If the Biden Administration expects to be the climate leader it promised, the nation's forests must remain protected from further extraction and destruction.

by Wanda Kashudoha Loescher Culp, Osprey Orielle Lake

Only Cold-War Fools Hit Replay on Doomsday

It's finally time for this country to succeed in something again—something noble, something other than the perpetuation of murderous war and the horrific production of genocidal weaponry.

by William Astore