(2025-02-08). Half a Mile from the Flames: LA County's Brush with Catastrophe Demonstrates the Urgent Need to Protect People in Jails and Prisons from Climate Change. aclu.org
(2025-02-08). In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch 'social housing' as a climate solution. grist.org 
In 2023, Seattle voters
(2025-02-08). DOGE Ransacks NOAA, Raising Fears About Privatization of Climate Data. truthout.org Under orders from President Donald Trump, unelected tech billionaire Elon Musk and his rogue unit, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have taken a political sledgehammer to federal agencies as part of a top-down personnel and cost-cutting shakeup that has been derided by Democrats and legal experts as unconstitutional. Employees across the federal government have faced… |
(2025-02-08). Australia: Flooding devastates northern Queensland, two confirmed dead. wsws.org Thousands of people have been affected by the extreme floods, as the Labor Government continues to fund and approve fossil fuel projects that will exacerbate climate change disasters.
(2025-02-08). Right-Wing Media Watch — Murdoch media goes all out attacking environmentalists. leftfootforward.org The return of Trump — a notorious climate change sceptic – seems to have emboldened the Murdoch media's climate attack dogs.
(2025-02-08). It's been over five years since The Guardian officially introduced its climate change PsyOp; how's it going? expose-news.com More than five and a half years ago, The Guardian updated its house style guide to introduce terms that more accurately describe the environmental crises facing the world. Ten years after the …
(2025-02-08). James Hansen: Democracies Require "Fixing" to Stop Global Warming. wattsupwiththat.com According the Hansen the 2.0C climate target is dead.
(2025-02-07). ExxonKnews: State judges side with Big Oil, teeing up appeals fights. commondreams.org A New Jersey judge this week dismissed the state's climate deception lawsuit against oil and gas companies, becoming the fourth judge in six months to side with Big Oil in such cases. As similar lawsuits creep closer toward trial, state and local governments are vowing to fight these latest rulings, which grapple with a central …
(2025-02-07). New Jersey vows to appeal ruling that would let Big Oil escape accountability. commondreams.org New Jersey's attorney general says his office is "appealing immediately" a state judge's decision to dismiss the state's lawsuit that seeks to hold Big Oil companies accountable for their climate deception and make them pay for the damage it has caused to the state. Judge Douglas Hurd sided with Exxon, Chevron and other oil majors …
(2025-02-07). Saving the Planet With a Fork. counterpunch.org 
All indications are that Green House Gas (GHG) emissions are causing higher global temperatures and climate change. Records show that 2024 was the warmest year on record. Climate change is increasing natural hazards, from hurricanes to wildfires. The Arctic permafrost is melting, emitting methane, a Greenhouse Gas (GHG} that is even more effective at trapping
(2025-02-07). 2 ∞C Climate Warming Target Is 'Dead,' Pioneering Climate Scientist Says. pressenza.com
(2025-02-07). The odds are Illinois won't hit its 2030 climate goals. grist.org 
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Four years ago, Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Climate Equitable Jobs Act, an ambitious suite of overlapping goals and deadlines to put Illinois on track to overhaul its economy by 2030: decarbonizing the power sector, propping up electric vehicles, and fast-tracking a clean energy workforce. | Now, with five years left unti…