North American orgs have sided with Mexico in trade dispute that challenges Mexico’s right to limit genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate and protect a deep cultural and religious legacy.
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OSHA Says U.S. Heat Deaths a ‘Vast’ Undercount as Off-the-Rails Temps Push Toward Summer
Federal regulators are targeting Spanish-speaking workers early this year in hopes of reducing deaths during 2024’s extreme heat. But large gaps in Texas heat surveillance means another avoidable season of suffering and death looms for workers, migrants, elderly, unhoused, and the incarcerated.
A ‘Net-Zero’ World Is Not Sustainable—Necessarily
Focusing too tightly on emissions reduction can keep governments and grassroots movements from dealing with the actual sources of environmental decay.
Climate Advocates Must Be Amtrak Advocates Too
With billions of federal dollars flowing, the time is right to maximize our use of existing railway lines and realize hybrid rail across Texas—including Corpus Christi and Laredo.
Take Action: ‘Heat Emergency’ Event Intends to Reduce Suffering, Highlight Solutions
Deceleration is assembling a panel of public health and community experts to lead a community conversation about the challenges of climate-driven extreme heat.
Biden 2.0 v. Trump 2.0: The Likely Climate Impact
A Carbon Brief analysis suggests a victory for Donald Trump in November’s presidential election could lead to an additional 4B tons of US emissions by 2030—enough to tank global climate efforts and erase last five years of gains from renewables.
How Hearst’s ‘Weather Wonks’ Invisibilize Climate Crisis
Hearst Newspapers’ ‘science-informed’ weather reporting initiative promised to help keep readers safe, but the ‘Texas Weather Wonks’ have entirely ignored the primary driver of recent extreme heat—human fossil-fueled industry.
Climate Scientist’s $1M Defamation Victory Won’t Crack Our Polarization—Only You Can Do That
With bad science and worse intent, the climate denial traffickers have been winning the battle for the public mind—but Michael Mann’s legal victory is an invitation to the rest of us to push back, Gunnar Schade writes.