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Tag: climate

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Posted inOpinion

COP28 must address militarization

by Ray Levy Uyeda November 28th, 2023November 28th, 2023

As the earth approaches climate tipping points, world leaders must consider the world’s largest institutional emitter of fossil fuels: the U.S. military

Miami-Dade County commissioners postpone heat standard vote
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Miami-Dade County commissioners postpone heat standard vote

by Alexandra Martinez November 21st, 2023November 20th, 2023
Environmental pollution lawsuit may pump the breaks on Cop City construction
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Environmental pollution lawsuit may pump the breaks on Cop City construction

by Jocelyn James November 20th, 2023November 20th, 2023
color photograph of four people wearing blue t-shirts bent over on a sandy shore. they hold plastic trash bags they are filling with junk on the beach. in the top left corner, the prism logo is overlaid. from the left side, a teal text box emerges with white text that reads "Cancer-wary locals resist Chevron’s fuel made from discarded plastic." below it, a black text box with white text emerges from the right side and reads "Chevron intends to produce “climate-friendly” fuel in a Mississippi town already riddled with cancer"
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Cancer-wary locals resist Chevron’s fuel made from discarded plastic

by Ash Peterson October 11th, 2023October 11th, 2023
color photograph outside a stone building archway. large signs flank the archway; the left is light blue with alternating dark blue and white text lines reading "montana youth making climate history," and the right is white with alternating light and dark blue text lines reading "montana youth have a right to a safe climate." people in red t-shirts stand and sit on the stairway leading up to the door
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Advocates increasingly rely on the courts to effect climate change. Is it the right approach?

by Ray Levy Uyeda September 26th, 2023September 27th, 2023
color photograph of a person wearing a plastic opaque white poncho bent over on a sidewalk rummaging through a plastic trash bag as rain bears down on them
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LA emergency storm response system doesn’t do enough to consider unhoused residents

Lisa Kwon by Lisa Kwon September 6th, 2023September 6th, 2023
color photograph of a Black woman in a wheelchair being pushed by a Black man in a parking lot. several long buses surround them on both sides
Posted inClimate & Environment

Disaster relief often leaves disabled people behind. Disabled first responders are trying to change that

by Bianca Gonzalez August 31st, 2023September 5th, 2023
color photograph wide shot of volunteers in the bottom right of the frame picking up trash in a marsh. across the river in the midground, a city skyline is visible against a clear blue sky
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Loosening wetland protections threatens ecosystems and worsens climate damage

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 30th, 2023August 30th, 2023
digital collage on a light teal background with a loose wavy grid in a slightly lighter green. digital images of herbs and mushrooms surround a book cover that features a picture of a round bowl filled with herbs and plants. white text on the book cover reads "Chími Nu’am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen" at the top and "Sara Calvosa Olson" at the bottom
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‘Chími Nu’am’ celebrates and educates about Indigenous food culture

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 17th, 2023August 17th, 2023
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Montana youth win historic climate lawsuit

by Ray Levy Uyeda August 15th, 2023August 15th, 2023

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