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The movement to recognize and protect the rights of nature scored another victory last month when an Indian court declared that the natural world should have legal rights on par with humans.
Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.
Australians delivered a strong mandate for climate action last weekend as they voted overwhelmingly for the center-left Labor Party, the Green Party, and pro-climate “teal” independent candidates.
For Louisiana nursing home residents warehoused during Hurricane Ida, the storm was only the start of a deadly nightmare.
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
The bill would devote $369 billion toward tackling “energy security and climate change."
Americans broadly support action, a Pew poll shows, but partisanship keeps getting in the way.
The plan is heavy on fossil fuels, light on detail.
As control of Congress leans right, hope for action shifts to the White House and states.
