Mexican Activists Are Fighting Climate Crises by Stopping Extractive Violence
Atahualpa SofÃa Enciso’s children don’t know what a normal river is, she says. Living by the Santiago River in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, which overflows with dense white foam from the hundreds of industries that pollute it, she notes that the area is also getting hotter. “My father talks about how when he was younger, he didn’t need sweaters, because it was never that hot or cold…
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New Yorkers Defeated a Pipeline Nearly 6 Years Ago – Or So They Thought
A unique kind of relief comes from standing at the edge of the ocean. For generations, New York and New Jersey’s public beaches have offered exactly that: a free, open shoreline where people come to breathe, grieve, celebrate, fall in love, or simply exist without needing money or permission. For many, the beach is not a luxury. It is medicine. Beneath that same water, a fight is unfolding…
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‘Actively malevolent’: Trump EPA to eviscerate rules on planet-heating pollution from power plants
9 in 10 Americans Polled Say Extreme Heat Is Affecting Their Lives
New polling demonstrates that 9 in 10 Americans say extreme heat has impacted some aspect of their lives over the past year. The AP/NORC poll, conducted from July 23-27, surveyed Americans on how extreme heat has affected them personally. Respondents were asked to disclose whether heat has impacted various aspects of their lives — including whether it has changed their plans or affected…
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Federal Court Dismisses Youth Climate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Orders
The federal court system will not give a youth-led constitutional climate lawsuit additional consideration after a panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition to rehear the case before the full circuit. Lighthiser v. Trump is one of a series of youth-led climate change lawsuits brought by Our Children’s Trust, an Oregon-based advocacy law firm…
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