Australia Is Burning Like Never Before. These 9 Photos Show the Horrific Devastation.
Firefighters struggling against the strong wind to secure houses near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019.Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images Australia launched its largest military operation since World War II this weekend, not against a human enemy but to combat the bushfire crisis sweeping the…
A Democratic Senator Has Introduced a Resolution to Prevent War with Iran
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) speaks at the confirmation hearing of Mark T. Esper to be the Secretary of Defense on July 16, 2019. Stefani Reynolds/CNP via ZUMA Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) introduced a resolution on Friday to prevent a war with Iran in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s decision to kill the nation’s top…
The White House Won’t Release 20 New Ukraine-Related Emails
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and President Donald Trump rally in Lexington, Kentucky on November 4, 2019. Paul Boucher/ZUMA The Trump administration has refused to turn over 20 previously undisclosed emails about the freeze on security aid to Ukraine that is now at the center of the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Now a federal…
Amazon Threatened to Fire Some Employees for Speaking out on Climate
Amazon and other tech employees participate in the Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.Karen Ducey/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Amazon has threatened to fire employees for speaking publicly about the company’s role in the climate crisis, tech workers at the retail…
Nuclear Power Is “Clean”—If You Ignore All the Waste
The Exelon Byron Nuclear Generating Stations running at full capacity 14 May, 2007 in Byron, Illinois. Jeff Haynes / Getty This story was originally published by the High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Nuclear power generates electricity without emitting greenhouse gases or other air pollutants. Yet it hasn’t been extensively deployed to…
A New Trump Rule Would Fast-Track Oil Pipelines Without Consideration of Climate Change
Environmental groups gather at the Capitol to oppose oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in October 2017. Tom Williams/AP The Trump administration will soon make it easier for projects like oil pipelines and highways to get federal approval regardless of their environmental risks and effects on climate change, according to the New…