Showing results for: Climate Change (page 93)
In Lagos, vulnerable communities buried by urbanization
Maggie Andresen, Samuel Denapo, Lydia Chain
As Nigeria’s mangrove forests are covered with sand, dredging threatens the livelihoods of local people
How Joe Biden lost Joe Manchin — and how he can win him back
Heather Digby Parton
The huge comprehensive deal that Democrats wanted may be dead — but not all is lost
“Bulls—“: Colleagues blast Joe Manchin for killing Biden’s Build Back Better agenda
Common Dreams staff
"He doesn’t have the courage to stand up to powerful special interests," Sen. Bernie Sanders said
Climate change is driving supply chain shortages — and your supermarkets are not prepared
Matthew Rozsa
The problem with our supply chains can be explained by climate change — and America is in no way ready for it
Who gets help after a hurricane or flood? FEMA will start tracking it by race
Adam Mahoney
Nearly half of the people who ask for disaster aid don't get help. Is it discrimination?
Right-wing authoritarianism is winning — but higher education is where we can fight back
Henry A. Giroux
At its best, higher education produces engaged, critical thinkers — who are crucial in the fight against fascism
What Republicans know that Democrats don’t: Power matters more than policy
Amanda Marcotte
Democrats are more popular than Republicans — but that doesn't matter if Republicans defeat democracy
West Virginia Sen. Manchin takes the teeth out of Democrats’ plan for seniors’ dental care
Phil Galewitz
While demand for dental services would go up with the benefit, dentists' most lucrative patients would be gone
The “Doomsday Glacier” may partially collapse. If it does, Earth’s sea level will rise by 2 feet
Matthew Rozsa
The melting of at least part of the Antarctic Thwaites Glacier, long predicted, may finally be upon us
“Reckless misuse of resources”: Congress passes $778 billion military budget
Jake Johnson
"There was no CBO score needed. No concern about the deficit. No mention of inflation," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters
John Allen
Deeper into the century, deadly storms will become more likely. Climate modeling will help scientists track them
Plastics, fertilizer, and synthetic rubber: Report calls out chemical industry’s use of fossil fuels
Zoya Teirstein
By 2030, petrochemicals could account for more than a third of growth in oil demand. Here's what governments can do
Spiking gas prices are a preview of an energy transition gone wrong
Emily Pontecorvo
Experts say the Build Back Better Act’s climate policies could help
As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism
Alex Smith
The existential threat of the encroaching climate crisis takes its own psychological toll
The lessons “Moby Dick” has for a warming world of rising waters
Aaron Sachs
"To ponder death and prepare for the worst are age-old survival strategies"
In the fight against climate change, China is doing more than you think – but still not enough
Phillip Stalley
China has taken incremental steps to address climate change, but they seem poised to do more in the coming years
California’s water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells
Roger Bales
California farms and cities rely on water from melting snowpack in the Sierra Nevadas. The outlook is worrying
Joe Biden’s ironic “Summit for Democracy”: Sounds good, but plagued by contradictions
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies
Democracy is under threat around the world. But given the dire situation of the U.S., was this really a good idea?
The surprisingly hopeful moral of the UN climate summit
Carl Pope
Not all doom and climate gloom: COP26 offered us some important – and on balance, hopeful – indicators
The political divide in the United States has become irreconcilable, study says
Nicole Karlis
The U.S. is at dangerous "level of polarization,” political scientists warn
Why Christmas tree farming is actually (sometimes) eco-friendly
Matthew Rozsa
Paradoxically, the process of farming (and tossing) Christmas trees can actually remove carbon from the atmosphere
Climate change expected to cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100
Adam Mahoney
Communities of color are five times more likely to live within half a mile of a toxic site that could flood
Stress in utero: COVID chaos and babies’ future health
Paul Tullis
The impact of unusually high in-utero stress might persist for decades in some U.S. babies born during the pandemic
How Big Tobacco used bad science to avoid accountability — and set the blueprint for Big Oil
Matthew Rozsa
The Tobacco Industry ran so that Big Oil, anti-vaxxers and e-cigarette makers could fly
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