Josh Morsell

A dark and killing cloud over Tehran And over a shamed America

A dark and killing cloud over Tehran
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Environmental Injustice The harm that hides in averages

Environmental Injustice
"This will be a piece about Environmental Justice (EJ), but also about systemic problems and how we think about them."
--Marcus C Sarofim
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How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits Vermont and New York face high stakes to protect climate superfund laws as it faces attacks from Trump’s DoJ

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Crocodiles ‘absolutely everywhere’ after Australia floods Hundreds of people evacuated as swollen rivers push predators into Northern Territory towns

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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

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Pace of global warming has nearly doubled since 2015, reveals study - Carbon Brief An acceleration in human-caused global warming could see the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C limit breached before...

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YouTube video by The Interview Rebecca Solnit Says Trump's Strongest Foil Has Been Here All Along | The Interview

"The wonder and horror exist side by side...We don't have to surrender. It's not over." Solnit's new book "The Beginning Comes After The End" was released March 3 by Haymarket Books.
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The Tree House and the Oil Pipeline In the fight against climate change, sometimes you have to go out on a limb.

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Public Pressure Kills Big Bend Border Wall Proposal Sixteen days.

Public Pressure Kills Big Bend Border Wall Proposal
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NBC's top climate reporter quits In an exclusive interview, veteran NBC meteorologist Chase Cain opens up about burnout, suppression, and why he's going independent.

NBC's top climate reporter resigns
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Bill would shift focus of state demonstration forests from logging to restoration • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA Assembly Bill 2494 would make research, restoration and recreation the primary purposes of the state’s 14 working forests, including Jackson Demonstration State Forest.

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US renewables hit record high despite Trump pushback More than a quarter of US electricity came from renewable sources in 2025, up from 10% the prior year, the EIA found.

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Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

"...new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse..."
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E&E News: Lawsuit targets air permit amid Georgia data center build-out The four new gas and oil combustion units at a coal-fired power plant will threaten air quality for millions of people, environmental groups said.

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'Too dependent on gas': Iran conflict fires up UK energy security row Escalating Middle East crisis comes as government faces competing calls for it to urgently bolster energy security

'Too dependent on gas': Iran conflict fires up UK energy security row
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Meet the 10 Worst Public Lands Villains of 2026 The Damage They’re Doing Right Now and how to stop them.

Meet the 10 Worst Public Lands Villains of 2026
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Scientists Decry ‘Political Attack’ on Reference Manual for Judges

Scientists Decry ‘Political Attack’ on Reference Manual for Judges www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/c...

Renewable Energy Defies Trump’s Attacks, Reaching a New Record Wind, solar and other green sources generated more than a quarter of all US energy last year.

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The women fighting climate change at home | The Narwhal Girls and women responding to natural disasters in Canada in the new climate change documentary, EMERGENCE: Women in the Storm

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Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil

"Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet"
--Bill McKibben
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Why the Trump Admin Suddenly Wants to Wall Off Big Bend National Park Why not waive 28 federal laws to fast-track 112 miles of steel wall through a national park where border crossings have dropped 74%?

Why the Trump Admin Suddenly Wants to Wall Off Big Bend National Park
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Shakespeare’s Globe launches environmental playwright prize Theatre says it will harness art ‘to inspire societal shifts towards restorative relationship with nature’

“Now is the time to remind ourselves of our human nature and remember the profound and positive contribution we can make on planet Earth. There is no better way to do that than through the stories we tell."
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Big Oil Is Urging Trump to Stop Battle on Offshore Wind The president’s assault on wind farms is stalling a legislative push to speed permitting for energy projects.

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The Corporate Conspiracy to Dismantle NEPA An In-Depth Look at the Coordinated Corporate Campaign to Destroy America's Bedrock Environmental Law

An In-Depth Look at the Coordinated Corporate Campaign to Destroy America's Bedrock Environmental Law--

The Corporate Conspiracy to Dismantle NEPA
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YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English Record-high temperatures in France • FRANCE 24 English

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Extreme weather having an impact on farmers’ mental health | The Narwhal Climate change is exacerbating feelings of uncertainty and hopelessness among Canadian farmers, researchers say

"Guilt, panic and hopelessness are becoming familiar emotions for farmers facing increasingly extreme weather, according to new University of Guelph research examining how climate change is affecting mental health in the agricultural community." 🌎🧪

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Trump touts ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda – but no mention of climate crisis President derided Biden’s ‘green new scam’ during State of the Union address, and hailed the rise in US oil production

Climate experts have long warned that torrential downpours like the one that caused the deadly flooding in Texas exemplify the effects of the climate crisis.

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Poll: What do Britons really think about clean energy and green infrastructure? EXCLUSIVE: Fresh survey findings reveal robust support for solar and wind across all age groups and voters, but potential challenges for government in communicating net zero policy

Poll: What do Britons really think about clean energy and green infrastructure?

"Fresh survey findings reveal robust support for solar and wind across all age groups and voters, but potential challenges for government in communicating net zero policy." www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...

Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it. Announcing a new weekly video podcast!

Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it.
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Sam Alito has an oil money problem 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.

Sam Alito has an oil money problem
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