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Vanuatu strikes a blow for climate justice

Vanuatu, population 300,000, rallied countries to ask the world’s highest court to weigh in on a high-stakes question: Can countries be sued under international law for failing to slow down climate change?

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Al Gore calls the World Bank chief a 'climate denier'
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Al Gore calls the World Bank chief a 'climate denier'

The former vice president also said President Biden should seek to have the Trump-nominated bank leader, David Malpass, removed from his role.
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China’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060: What it means
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China’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2060: What it means

Under international pressure to do more to address global warming, Xi Jinping made a surprise commitment to drastically reduce emissions. Now comes the hard part.
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Climate summit opens; teenage activist attacks ‘business as usual’
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Climate summit opens; teenage activist attacks ‘business as usual’

Dozens of presidents, prime ministers and corporate executives will try to show that they are stepping up action to reduce planet-warming emissions.
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Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech

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Petrochemical industry struggles with overcapacity, rising costs, and shaky green investments

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Plastic ban in Bangladesh struggles as eco-friendly bags face high costs

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

An NOAA truck with a weather satellite on the back.

Trump’s government cuts disrupt NOAA forecasts and data collection