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As warming risks rise, Boston pastor sees need to spur climate justice'

Reverend Mariama White-Hammond's mission to stop climate change impacts hitting black and minority communities hardest began when she volunteered in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Time to tackle two crises at once, activist Thunberg says on Earth Day

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined calls for a combined effort to tackle coronavirus and the climate crisis, saying the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday was the time to choose a "new way forward".
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Coronavirus tops 'perfect storm' of climate challenges, says Prince Charles

Coronavirus tops 'perfect storm' of climate challenges, says Prince Charles

The growing global coronavirus outbreak is making already complex efforts to speed up action on climate change more challenging, Britain's Prince Charles said on Tuesday.

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Youth urge adults to stop 'acting like children' on climate change

Youth urge adults to stop 'acting like children' on climate change

With children and young people increasingly at risk from extreme weather and out in the streets demanding faster action on global warming, efforts to respect and promote their rights in climate policy need to step up.

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Drastic shift in city lifestyles urged to avert climate crisis

Drastic shift in city lifestyles urged to avert climate crisis

You bound out of bed in your wood-framed eco-home, throw on a rented dress, jump on an electric bike and head to the "tool library" to borrow a trowel to plant your vegetable patch.

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A very vegan New Year: increasing numbers sign up for meat-free resolution

A very vegan New Year: increasing numbers sign up for meat-free resolution

As rising numbers of people start 2019 vowing to go vegan for environmental and other reasons, chefs, restaurants and supermarkets are jumping on the often-ridiculed bandwagon.

Trump administration reconsiders rule on coal's mercury pollution
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Trump administration reconsiders rule on coal's mercury pollution

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Wednesday it was reconsidering part of an Obama-era rule on emissions of mercury from coal-fired plants, in the latest move by the administration to ease regulations on an industry important to President Donald Trump's political base.
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State climate plans could face major changes if Trump returns to the White House

State climate plans could face major changes if Trump returns to the White House

Nicholas Kristof: Climate change’s overlooked impacts on daily life

Nicholas Kristof: Climate change’s overlooked impacts on daily life

Biden faces pressure to increase Arctic conservation efforts

Biden faces pressure to increase Arctic conservation efforts

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Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

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Biden's green energy policies are expected to save lives and grow jobs, reports show

Biden's green energy policies are expected to save lives and grow jobs, reports show