A new Human Rights Watch report documents how Louisiana's Cancer Alley residents suffer the effects of extreme pollution from the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry.

The fight for life in a Louisiana fossil fuel sacrifice zone

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The UC Berkeley Divest coalition is seeking transparency and divestment from firms that profit from Israel's occupation and military assault on Gaza.

UC Berkeley students make strides on transparency, divestment

War crimes prosecutor Reed Brody told Democracy Now the request for indictments is a watershed event in the history of international justice.

ICC prosecutor files for arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

Extreme heat is the number one weather-related cause-of-death in the US, but few protections exist for workers who are vulnerable to heat illness.

Many workers lack heat protections as temperatures hit record highs

A 2018 Science study says avoiding meat and dairy is the single biggest way to reduce your environmental impact. More than 80 percent of farmland is used for livestock.

Avoiding meat & dairy is the single biggest way to reduce your impact

Women are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis. Wildlife biologist Rebecca Kormos says empowering women is one of the most important solutions.

The fight for life in a Louisiana fossil fuel sacrifice zone

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