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![Posters call for the release of attorney Steven Donziger.]()
![Posters call for the release of attorney Steven Donziger.]()
This attorney took on Chevron. Then Chevron-linked judges and private prosecutors had him locked up.
Steven Donziger's legal saga has demonstrated deep-rooted conflicts of interest in the judicial system when it comes to climate justice.
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![Lighters belonging to the Chinese oil company PetroOriental in Ecuador.]()
![Lighters belonging to the Chinese oil company PetroOriental in Ecuador.]()
New UN report could be a game-changer for climate lawsuits
"The IPCC report should be a sort of rallying call to lawyers."
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![Firefighters fight the Dixie Fire on July 26 amid smoky skies.]()
![Firefighters fight the Dixie Fire on July 26 amid smoky skies.]()
The Dixie Fire is moving too fast for California’s emergency alert systems
TV broadcasts and phone calls are no match for today’s quick-moving fires.
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![A stop sign warning of extreme heat danger at Death Valley National Park]()
![A stop sign warning of extreme heat danger at Death Valley National Park]()
What scientists are saying about the UN climate report
Can’t decipher the biggest climate report of the year? Here’s help from the experts.
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‘Big Three’ automakers join Biden in electric car promises
Ford, GM, and Stellantis have vowed that up to 50% of their car sales will be electric by 2030.
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Western wildfires are so intense they’re creating their own thunderclouds now
Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds have formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet.
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![Collage: a cargo ship carrying a large package overflowing with items]()
What’s the true cost of shipping all your junk across the ocean?
Walmart and other retail giants import millions of goods on polluting cargo ships.
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Huge ‘heat dome’ expected to bring punishing temperatures to the US. Again.
This week's heat wave will roast areas already gripped by severe drought, plunging reservoirs, and wildfires.
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On the heels of Europe’s devastating floods, scientists warn more is yet to come
A new study finds that slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.
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With disasters mounting by the day, the U.S. may finally enact real climate policy
But there are some big “ifs.”
