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- Opinion: What the Marxist gospel of Woody Harrelson can teach us How to explain the spate of anti-billionaire sentiment that's percolated in movies and TV over the past few years? A remarkable number of titles are carving up what's been called the Second Gilded Age, in which a tiny number of people have amassed a staggering amount of personal wealth. Inflation, the pandemic, wage stagnation and soaring corporate profits seem to have created the perfect environment for class satire to thrive.
- Mauna Loa eruption: What's happening inside the world's biggest volcano? The world's largest volcano, in Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in almost forty years.
- Prince and Princess of Wales to Visit Boston as the Royal Family Recasts ItselfWilliam and Catherine will announce the winners of awards for work on the environment. But their visit is weighted with additional significance.
- Garland Shifts as Justice Dept. Grapples With Trump InquiriesAfter months of an already hyperpartisan political environment, the attorney general appears to be acknowledging that his approach has to be recalibrated.
- Long Stretches of the Mississippi River Have Run Dry. What’s Next?There are no new rivers left to tap. We must learn to do more with less.
- French Police Guard Water as Seasonal Drought IntensifiesNew reservoirs designed to supply French farms with water in increasingly arid growing seasons have attracted opposition from environmentalists.
- The Italian city where the houses are fit for royaltyIt's the Italian city home to palaces so spectacular that they're UNESCO World Heritage sites. A city that was once home to so much wealth that the local aristocracy lived in environments literally fit for a king, and the place where Rubens began his great artistic career.
- Opinion: The fear for our LGBTQ family that never goes awayThere is a pit that sits in my gut. I always feel it. It's a ball of anxiety that is proportionate to the sociopolitical environment and the perceived safety of my LGBTQ family at any given time.
- As Climate Protests Get Bolder, British Police Strike Back With New PowersNew rules curtailing protests have alarmed some who fear an erosion of civil rights. They come as environmental protesters have intensified their tactics to draw attention to climate change.
- CNN reporter dives with sharks with no cageCNN's Patrick Oppmann explores Cuba's efforts to protect sharks and attract visitors through shark tourism.
- Jackson, Mississippi, city council approves agreement with EPA to establish federal oversight of long-term water crisis solutionsThe Jackson, Mississippi, city council voted Thursday to approve a legal agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency which aims to find a long-term solution to the city's water crisis.
- Inside the effort to rehabilitate Brazil's forestsCNN's Paula Newton goes inside the effort to restore Brazil's Atlantic Forest, and reports that after years of deforestation under President Jair Bolsonaro, environmentalists are hopeful President-elect Lula Da Silva will reverse the trend.
- The Global Carbon Surveillance State Is ComingThe conventional picture of climate change and what is causing it is about to change.
- Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket lifts off EarthNasa launches the most powerful rocket in its history as it kick-starts efforts to get humans back to the Moon.
- Paying for Climate Damage Isn’t CharityThey’re a down payment on a more stable future.
- Price of Diesel, Which Powers the Economy, Is Still ClimbingRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is one reason that the fuel is scarce. Another is a series of yearslong, intertwined events that cover the globe.
- Herman Daly, 84, Who Challenged the Economic Gospel of Growth, DiesPerhaps the best-known ecological economist, he faulted his mainstream peers for failing to account for the environmental harm growth can bring.
- Smartphones Are Like Cars. So Why Don’t We Maintain Them?Regularly replacing our phones takes a toll on our wallets and the environment. We should instead take care of them as we do our cars.
- Who’s Driving Climate Change? New Data Catalogs 72,000 Polluters and CountingA nonprofit backed by Al Gore and other big environmental donors says it can track emissions down to individual power plants, oil fields and cargo ships.
- Analysis: A dispirited nation worn down by crises votes todayA dispirited nation worn down by crises and economic anxieties votes Tuesday in an election that is more likely to cement its divides than promote unity.
- For many Americans, this election is differentA teacher at a community college in Texas working, in her words, "in an environment that feels more and more like a prison." A lawyer from Massachusetts whose pregnant girlfriend got an abortion many decades ago and now -- on the flip side of the separate, successful lives they both went on to live -- says the "thought of women of reproductive age being forced to birth an unwanted child into almost inevitable poverty and abuse by an uncaring government is not a part of my vision of what America is about." A New Yorker who after losing her father…
- How human composting could reduce death's carbon footprintYou probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did you know that, once you die, you can do that with your body, too?
- Officials say tribute to Dobby the house elf can stay -- so long as visitors stop leaving socksWelsh environmental officials have asked dedicated Harry Potter fans to please stop leaving socks on the grave of Dobby the house elf.
- Battle Over Deep-Sea Mining Takes on New Urgency as Trial Run Winds DownA Canadian company is testing mining equipment in the Pacific Ocean in its quest for metals needed for electric vehicles. Environmentalists oppose the mining, which could begin in 2024.
- China Is Burning More Coal, a Growing Climate ChallengeThe country’s emissions of greenhouse gases rose last year at the fastest pace in a decade. Beijing is looking for alternatives.
- 'Compostable plastic' doesn't live up to its environmental claimsIt's no longer a secret that single-use plastic is harming the planet. Not only does the process of creating these materials emit enormous amounts of planet-warming gases, but they also can take centuries to decompose in a landfill.
- Why Election Experts Are So Confused About the 2022 Turnout MysteryIt’s a unique midterm year, with a Republican-friendly environment, an abortion ruling energizing Democrats, and increased partisanship in how people cast ballots.
- Analysis: The bottom is dropping out of the 2022 election for DemocratsWith just a week left until the 2022 midterm elections, the political environment appears to be eroding rapidly for Democrats -- especially in areas where the party has long held sway.
- Underwater real estate? A piece of submerged land in Florida is selling for $43 million.Buying and selling submerged land is not for the faint of heart with years-long legal battles and environmental pushback derailing many new projects.
- Kanye West's antisemitism did what his anti-Blackness did not. And some people have a problem with that• Exclusive: A former executive alleges Kanye West created a hostile work environment, in part over his Hitler 'obsession'
- Exxon and Chevron Rack Up Giant ProfitsExxon Mobil and Chevron reported another round of strong profits. But they face political fire over gasoline prices, even as they fear a new downturn.
- Exxon and Chevron Rack Up Giant ProfitsA fourth straight quarter of robust results came on the back of high oil and natural gas prices.
- A former executive alleges West created a hostile work environment, in part over his 'obsession' with the German dictatorSeveral people who were once close to the artist formerly known as Kanye West told CNN that he has long been fascinated by Adolf Hitler — and once wanted to name an album after the Nazi leader.
- Kanye West's Hitler 'obsession' helped create hostile work environment, source saysSeveral people who were once close to Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, told CNN that he has long been fascinated by Adolf Hitler and once wanted to name an album after the Nazi dictator. CNN's Chloe Melas has more.
- As prices soar, consumers turn to McDonald'sInflation is relentlessly high and food prices in particular are soaring. In this environment, customers are turning to McDonald's — even as the burger chain raises its own prices.
- Why investors aren't going greenESG investing — evaluating companies using environmental, social and governance factors — was one of the most-cited phrases in earnings calls during the first half of the year. But a looming recession, tanking stock markets and the race to US midterm elections have put those sustainability efforts on the chopping block.
- World War II Shipwreck Leaks Pollutants Into North Sea, Study FindsEuropean researchers found heavy metals, arsenic and other pollutants near the fishing trawler, which was converted into a patrol boat by Germany in the Second World War.
- King Charles should attend climate summit says US envoyJohn Kerry tells the BBC he hopes the King reconsiders his decision not to go to the UN climate summit in Egypt.
- Huge marine reserve in Hawaii boosts tuna stocksA huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has benefits for both fish and fishers, scientists say.
- Opinion: Experts weigh in with climate crisis solutionsOne in every three American adults say they have been personally affected by an extreme weather event in the past two years, according to Gallup. Public concern about the environment is near a two-decade high, according to a Gallup poll that found 44% of Americans worry "a great deal" about it. The polling organization says it's the seventh year in a row that public worry over the issue is at a high level.
- What the World Will Lose if Ancient Trees Die OutOld trees engage our deepest faculties: to revere, analyze and meditate.
- James Webb telescope spies 'Pillars of Creation'One of the most famous scenes in the cosmos is viewed by the new, Nasa-led super space observatory.
- World War II shipwreck still pollutes the North Sea's ocean floor 80 years laterA World War II shipwreck is still leaking explosives and other toxic elements into the ocean floor of the North Sea more than 80 years after it was sunk.
- The campaign ads are vicious, but do midterm candidates really hate each other?With November elections ahead, I wanted to find out if Democrats and Republicans could play nice in our current polarized political environment.
- Hurricane Ian Proved Why Ron DeSantis’s Version of Climate Resilience Is a DisasterAs the sea level rises, the resilience projects Gov. Ron DeSantis touts will have to be replaced, made higher, built larger.
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Frenzied bee ball wins top prizeThe extraordinary moment a manic scrum of male bees envelops a single female to try to mate with her.
- Shell accused of 'greenwashing its harmful activities' following partnership with British CyclingBritish Cycling is facing criticism from environmental campaign groups after signing a long-term partnership deal with Shell.
- International crew blast off to join space stationMarine Colonel Nicole Mann tells the BBC she hopes her achievement will inspire future generations.
- Progressives Should Rally Around a Clean Energy Construction BoomThe case for a bill that pushes more of the good stuff to accelerate clean energy without so much of the bad.
- Greenpeace campaigners disrupt Liz Truss's party conference speechProtesters from the environmental group Greenpeace were ejected from the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday after disrupting British Prime Minister Liz Truss's first speech as leader.
- See protesters ambush UK PM's speechProtesters from the environmental group Greenpeace disrupted an address by British Prime Minister Liz Truss at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, UK. This was Truss' first speech since becoming Prime Minister and came amid public backlash against the government's U-turn on new tax policy.
- Saudi Arabia and Russia May Find Their Oil Pricing Power LimitedReduced global demand may offset any supply cut by OPEC and its allies.
- Where defending nature can be deadlyNo region is more dangerous for environmentalists than Latin America. We explain why it’s getting worse.
- Drax: The Green Energy Scandal exposedDrax: UK power station owner cuts down primary forests in Canada
- Composting benefits the environment, if done right. Here's howToss the orange rinds, banana peels and other produce scraps into the compost bin. Mix, repeat.
- Wisconsin's firing of Paul Chryst shows colleges will pay big to make changes | OpinionGiven the current environment of college football, Wisconsin might not have even been wrong to fire Paul Chryst as head coach.
- Renewable energy company cuts down Canada forestThe owner of the UK's biggest power station, Drax, is cutting down key forests in Canada.
- The Optimistic Art of Mary MattinglyThe artist’s work addresses future climate crises while attempting to make the urban environment a better place to live right now.
- Mexico Named Deadliest Country for Environmental ActivistsA new report from the watchdog group Global Witness found that 54 land rights activists were killed in Mexico last year, the most of any country.
- Even as Oil Prices Ease, U.S. Keeps Tapping Strategic ReserveThe administration’s move has brought down gasoline prices. Some experts say continued withdrawals could test the nation’s energy security.
- 'It's the people that mess it up': Why Kaena Point could be Hawaii's first national heritage areaA new federal designation could bring more money to a place with many cultural and environmental resources. But some worry it could bring more people.
- Putin’s War Is a Crime Against the PlanetTo fully see the destructive impact of the Ukraine war, listen to the Indigenous people who are guardians of some of the world’s remote ecosystems.
- Analysis: DeSantis faces leadership testGov. Ron DeSantis has already faced unprecedented challenges during his first term, including a two-year pandemic and a vexing environmental catastrophe. He's now priming for a more traditional but no less daunting test of Florida leaders: a hurricane.
- An Israel-Lebanon Border Deal Could Increase Natural Gas SuppliesOffshore gas fields in the Mediterranean could become one of several new energy sources for European countries as they seek independence from Russia.
- S&P 500 Hits Lowest Level of 2022 as Global Sell-off ContinuesThe drop to the new low, after stocks staged a brief recovery this summer, shows how uncertain the environment for investors has become.
- Jim Florio, New Jersey Governor Undone by Tax Hike, Dies at 85A Democrat, he had successes on gun control, the environment and property-tax relief, but after raising income and sales taxes, he lost a bid for re-election.
- In a 'return to nature,' California legalizes human composting for environmental benefitsCalifornians will soon have a new end-of-life burial option: human composting. Here's what it is and how it works.
- In Malibu, an Inflatable Bungalow for Robert Downey Jr.The actor’s thin-shell home is at once an aerodynamic oddity and, perhaps, a harbinger of environmentally conscious architecture.
- My Parents Are Hackers Out of NecessityBoth skateboarding and navigating daily life with a disability involve surprisingly similar ways of engaging with the built environment.
- Dodging Blackouts, California Faces New Questions on Its Power SupplyExtreme heat is testing the way energy is generated, delivered and traded — and raising the prospect of perpetual emergencies.
- North Carolina Democrats hope former judge can halt Senate losing streak in pro-GOP environmentThe race for North Carolina's open Senate seat features two leading candidates who have taken opposing paths in their bids for higher office.
- Review: 'Sidney' does justice to Sidney Poitier's remarkable life and trailblazing careerIn theory there's only so much to be done with a celebrity biography, but when the subject is Sidney Poitier, that's an unusually target-rich environment. "Sidney," a documentary from director Reginald Hudlin produced by Oprah Winfrey, does the actor justice, providing context, depth and considerable warmth in chronicling his remarkable life and trailblazing career.
- Democrats Are Starting to Feel Hopeful About the Midterms. Should They?Summer fears of an electoral wipeout have given way to cautious optimism as Democrats enjoy a changed political environment.
- Owner seeking buyers for NBA and WNBA teams after hostile work environment investigationEmbattled basketball team owner Robert Sarver, suspended after a recent independent investigation found he engaged in hostile, racially insensitive and inappropriate behavior, announced Wednesday he will sell the NBA's Phoenix Suns and the WNBA's Mercury.
- School uniforms in N America linked to PFAS "forever chemicals"A study of school uniforms in the US and Canada shows high levels of chemical substances linked to health issues.
- 9-foot tuna seized from boat that was illegally fishing in Rhode Island waters, officials sayThe Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said it seized a 9.4-foot giant bluefin tuna from a Massachusetts charter boat last week.
- Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests?For the great promise of renewable energy to be realized, states like Virginia must create an environment where solar, nature and people can peaceably coexist.
- Research reveals the 'long tail' of public works environmental disastersIn a new study, researchers say that the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan, show that environmental disasters like the water crisis can have long-term consequences for mental health.
- Abrams puts the abortion debate to the test in a state Biden narrowly carried in 2020Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, is up against a GOP incumbent in a generally favorable Republican environment, while trying to meet the high expectations following her narrow defeat in the 2018 race. But she's found an issue to center her campaign around as Election Day approaches: protecting abortion rights in Georgia.
- Anxious investors are piling into hedge fundsFor years, the climate for hedge funds was tough. Volatility was low. The price of everything was going up. It wasn't that hard to make money. In that type of environment, why think outside the box?
- “Historical Ecology” Can Help Us Save Our Oceans, Now“Historical ecology” can help us save the seas.
- What I Saw as the Country’s First National Climate AdviserThe private sector now sees climate as an opportunity for job creation and economic revitalization.
- Our Assumptions About the Maternal InstinctReaders react to an essay about how the maternal instinct is a myth. Also: A third-party alternative; the work environment; new baseball rules; billionaires.
- What’s Behind the Success of the Far-Right Sweden Democrats?Campaigning on issues like immigration, religion, crime and the cost of environmental rules, the Sweden Democrats, a party with neo-Nazi roots, built its support.
- A Sneaky Form of Climate Obstruction Hurts Pension FundsSome state officials are putting their political views before the best interests of the firefighters and teachers they serve.
- Drying your laundry in a machine can be bad for the environment. Here's how to lower your impact
- King Charles mustn't abandon this political issueFor more than five decades as Prince of Wales, Charles, heir to the British throne, spoke about the perils of climate change and the need for concerted global action to protect the environment.
- AOC calls out GOP lawmaker for 'disrespect' shown to lawyer in heated exchangeDemocratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday condemned Republican Rep. Clay Higgins' treatment of an environmental lawyer during a congressional hearing on the climate crisis.
- China Is Writing the Story of the Climate FutureBut what story is it?
- Ostracized by the West, Russia Finds a Partner in Saudi ArabiaThe two oil-producing countries have extended their partnership even as the United States and Europe have sought to punish and isolate Russia for invading Ukraine.
- Is Cold, Blustery Lake Superior a Perfect Cruise Destination?As cruising picks up, one small Wisconsin port weighs the pros and cons of more ships and their impact on the town and the environment.
- Bill Gates: ‘We’re in a Worse Place Than I Expected’The philanthropist on how the pandemic and the effects of the war in Ukraine are setting back progress.
- A Uyghur Author and Translator Were Detained. Now, Their Novel Speaks For Them.Writing and translating “The Backstreets,” a book about the oppressive environment faced by Uyghurs in China, was a danger to those involved.
- The crown and climateBritain has been one of the main contributors to global warming. We look at the new king’s environmental credentials.
- At 75, the Father of Environmental Justice Meets the MomentThe White House has pledged $60 billion to a cause Robert Bullard has championed since the late seventies. He wants guarantees that the money will end up in the right hands.
- Friedrich Schelling’s Philosophy Can Help Us Through the Climate CrisisFriedrich Schelling’s ideas might provide a foundation on which to anchor the fight for our climate and our survival.
- How evangelical leaders are citing the Bible to combat climate changeSome evangelicals have started using the Bible to justify their fight against climate change, while others say climate change is nothing new. CNN's Rene Marsh reports on the divide among people of faith on environmental activism.
- The Case for Clover Lawns, the Environmentally Friendly Alternative to GrassAmid droughts and extreme heat, people are welcoming clover into their lawns, an alternative to the purely grass lawn, helping them save water and money.
- How Book Bans Turned a Texas Town Upside DownIn a political environment where book-banning efforts are being used to drive voter sentiment, librarians find themselves on the front lines.
- What Antarctica’s Disintegration Asks of UsWhat if we saw Antarctica as a harbinger of transformation rather than doom?
- Why you should be a space environmentalistThere are currently over 27,000 pieces of human-made objects being tracked as they orbit Earth, but that only includes objects larger than a softball. If you consider all debris, that number is estimated to be closer to 100 million. This can be anything from dead satellites still in orbit to pieces of metal, screws or flecks of paint.
- Pakistan’s Vulnerability to Disaster Was Through the Roof. Then Came the Floods.The Pakistani climate scientist Fahad Saeed on why he’s scared.
- Republicans look to avert a complicating primary result in New HampshireRepublicans are pouring money into next week's GOP Senate primary in New Hampshire, fearing that the leading candidate could jeopardize their chances of unseating first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, especially in a newly unsettled political environment.
- Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill PassageInvestments in battery factories, solar panel manufacturing and mining will help the Biden administration meet targets for reducing greenhouse gases.
- Former Pentagon Leaders Warn of a Dangerous EraThe challenge to the 2020 election result has helped create “an extremely adverse environment,” former defense secretaries and generals said in an open letter.
- Jason Momoa shaves his hair for a causeJason Momoa has embarked on "new beginnings" to help the environment.
- The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022A lot can change in a couple of months. Democrats now face a midterm environment that looks decidedly brighter than it was in the middle of the summer.
- Steeper Winter Heating Bills Loom, With Less Federal AidEnergy costs are expected to rise even faster than overall inflation, but a key assistance program will lack the extra funds it got for Covid relief.
- It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off.The ‘highly skilled environmental engineers’ can help to store precious water and rejuvenate land ravaged by climate change. Just don’t dynamite their homes.
- India’s Electric Vehicle Push Is Riding on Mopeds and RickshawsThe country’s success with two- and three-wheeled vehicles that sell for as little as $1,000 could be a template for other developing countries.
- Jackson water crisis: A legacy of environmental racism?Experts say the crisis in the US city is the result of generations of discrimination and segregation.
- Artemis: Nasa's Moon rocket will need leak repairThe launch of the American space agency's big new Moon rocket is facing a potentially lengthy delay.
- What Is Owed to Pakistan, Now One-Third UnderwaterThe Global North can help Pakistan by taking responsibility for the losses and damages of extreme weather fueled in part by the burning of fossil fuels.
