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Can shaming the world’s worst ‘climate criminals’ save the planet?
Climate Defiance activists direct their fury at the rich and powerful. They’ve also started working with them.
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![Demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Nebraska in this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo.]()
![Demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Nebraska in this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo.]()
What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples
Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could upend that.
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![Two men in suits stand at lecterns in front of a screen that said 'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate']()
![Two men in suits stand at lecterns in front of a screen that said 'CBS News Vice Presidential Debate']()
Climate was a top question at the VP debate. Both candidates actually answered — sort of.
Do carbon emissions cause climate change? "Let's just say that's true," said J.D. Vance.
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![Photo of voters filling out their ballots at voting booths.]()
The states where climate progress is on the ballot
Getting laws passed is one thing. Protecting them from Republican opposition is another.
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The climate fight that’s holding up the farm bill
11 percent of the country’s emissions come from agriculture. Will Congress do anything about it?
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The election could shape the future of America’s food system
The nation’s agricultural policies — and the price of your food — are at stake this November.
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![Firefighters try to keep flames from burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California.]()
![Firefighters try to keep flames from burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California.]()
Climate impacts put insurance commissioner races in the spotlight
As premiums skyrocket, voters are starting to pay attention to one of the most obscure positions on the ballot.
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How J.D. Vance’s hometown has won millions in climate investment that he calls a ‘green scam’
Middletown, Ohio received funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to build one of the largest hydrogen fuel furnaces in the world.
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![A poll worker collects mail in ballots from a drop box for the New Jersey primary election on June 4, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey]()
![A poll worker collects mail in ballots from a drop box for the New Jersey primary election on June 4, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey]()
Has extreme weather made voters care more about climate change?
The answer depends on their political affiliation.
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![Photo of Kamala Harris speaking into a microphone with American flags in the background]()
Kamala Harris is making climate action patriotic. It just might work.
A new study suggests that framing the issue in terms of American values holds promise.
