Environment

Sanders proposes U.S. and China cut military spending, shift funds to global warming fight

August 28, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg

The Senator from Vermont said the cooperation required to address this existential threat is “being undermined by hawks…who are moving us toward a disastrous cold war.”

Voters in Ecuador say no more oil drilling in Amazon rainforest

August 23, 2023 By Associated Press

The result is a victory for Indigenous tribes.

How Maui’s wildfires became the country’s deadliest in more than a century

August 17, 2023 By Max Graham

The grisly scenes are easy to understand "in the age of global warming," Hawaii’s governor said.

Norfolk Southern riddled with safety issues before toxic East Palestine crash

August 17, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

And months after the explosions and chemical fire East Palestine, Ohio remains a town in crisis.

U.S. military is world’s most carbon-intensive institution, and its budget just keeps growing

August 10, 2023 By Alliyah Lusuegro

Most of us understand the need to cut carbon emissions. But a huge share of our tax dollars are funding the most carbon-intensive institution on the planet.