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The Big Ugly Bill: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How We Fight Back

They’re calling it the "Big Beautiful Bill." We’re calling it what it really is: the Big Ugly Bill, because it’s one of the most dangerous proposals ever to come out of Congress.

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The Oilgarchy Running Trump’s Energy Agenda

While headlines focus on tech billionaires, a quieter, dirtier group of puppetmasters are pulling the strings behind Donald Trump’s second term.

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What We’re Listening to This Earth Day

Five songs for reflection, resistance, and reconnecting with the planet.

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The Irony of Trump’s Attack on Climate Superfund Laws

After years of fossil fuel companies raking in record profits while climate disasters ravage communities, states like Vermont and New York have taken matters into their own hands. Their climate superfund laws represent a practical application of the "polluter pays" principle that has governed environmental legislation for decades. But now, these legally sound state initiatives face an attack from the Trump administration, ironically in the name of federalism.

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As Midwest Storms Rage, Trump’s War on Science Puts Lives at Risk

As 71 million Americans across the Midwest and South brace for potentially catastrophic flooding and tornadoes this week, they're doing so with significantly reduced support from federal disaster agencies. The National Weather Service warns of "significant, life-threatening flash flooding," while the federal agencies responsible for tracking these storms and coordinating emergency response are being systematically dismantled.

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Big Oil’s Last Ditch Effort: Immunity for Climate Destruction

Most Americans don’t realize that scientists who worked for Big Oil companies like ExxonMobil warned more than half a century ago that continued exploitation of fossil fuels will cause climate catastrophe. Big Oil knew this to be true, but lied anyway. But it gets even worse. And if we don’t act now, we’ll suffer the continued consequences of Big Oil’s climate destruction. Let’s Address This.

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The Storm After the Storm: Climate Accountability in an Era of Escalating Disasters

The first – the physical catastrophe that killed at least 40 people across several states – arrived with wind and fire. The second storm, less visible but equally as destructive, lies in how we've structured who bears the burden of these increasingly frequent disasters.

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The Environmental Polluters Agency: Trump’s Giveaway to Big Oil Takes Shape

Yesterday, Trump's EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced what he's proudly calling the "largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history” - a wholesale handover of the EPA to corporate polluters.

It’s Time to Make the Polluters Pay the Price for Climate Change

Rhode Island’s lawmakers should hold Big Oil accountable by supporting the Climate Superfund Act

February 27, 2025

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Senate Democrats Step Up: Now They Need to Stay on Offense

This week, Senate Democrats took a stand against Trump’s manufactured “energy emergency” by pushing a resolution to repeal it. Republicans predictably sided with the fossil fuel industry, but this move by Senate Democrats is exactly the kind of strategic push we need more of.