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systemic ‘environmental racism
www.thestar.com

How Canada is moving to end the systemic ‘environmental racism’ that has been the toxic burden of racialized and Indigenous people for decades

Both Canada and the U.S. are taking action against the environmental injustice that has seen racialized and Indigenous peoples shoulder an unfair load of polluting industries and other environmental hazards.

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Politics
Texas lawmakers' response to winter power outages
www.texastribune.org

Everyday Texans overlooked in lawmakers' response to winter power outages

While lawmakers took significant steps toward preventing another blackout, hardly any of the proposals passed during this legislative session will aid consumers in recovering from the February storm — but they’ll see higher utility bills.
Resilience
Nature conservation key to food security, climate sustainability
www.nationalobserver.com

Nature conservation key to food security, climate sustainability

The world must restore at least two billion hectares of land and ocean — an area roughly double the size of Canada — to prevent the planet from falling deeper into an ecological crisis fuelled by unchecked economic growth, warns a UN report released Thursday.  
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More than a third of heat deaths are tied to climate change, study says
www.nytimes.com

More than a third of heat deaths are tied to climate change, study says

Sweeping new research found that heat-related deaths in warm seasons were boosted by climate change by an average of 37 percent.
Politics
man on roof watching wildfire
www.theatlantic.com

The Climate Crisis Is Still a Crisis

If the fate of American democracy is on the ballot in November, so too is the future of the planet.
Causes
Why climate-conscious plutocrats still like Trump
newrepublic.com

Why climate-conscious plutocrats still like Trump

Attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week say they're worried about global warming. But they're also looking out for their business models.
Politics
David Moats: Vt. Gov. Phil Scott’s good nature is not enough to confront climate crisis
vtdigger.org

David Moats: Vt. Gov. Phil Scott’s good nature is not enough to confront climate crisis

The governor's brand of political forbearance means that anyone who fears for the planet, or advocates for climate action, gets the same genial brush-off.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
sardines swimming in deep blue water.

Sardines forced to eat plastic as Mediterranean plankton shrinks

A flooded city viewed from above.

Unprecedented climate disasters surged worldwide in 2024

Alaska oil pipeline elevated above snow-covered ground with Caribou standing around.

Trump’s team opens Alaska lands to oil, reigniting drilling debate

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Climate scientist Michael Mann speaks at a podium with a porjection of the famous hockey Stick climate graph.

A climate scientist’s legal win just got flipped on its head

CLIMATE
A delivery bicycle with a white box attached is parked on a sidewalk in front of a restaurant with a sign painted on the window.

Affordable e-bikes are transforming delivery work for Latin American migrants

An old, rusted wastewater pipe extends onto a beach.

Britain’s sewage crisis is poisoning its waterways and economy