While states are trying to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters, some fossil fuel-funded lawmakers in Congress are trying to shield them. Canadian Wildfire Smoke in Massachusetts, July 2026 -- Will y theweatherguy473737, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons By Basav Sen The 2026 heatwave is a global phenomenon, inflicting extreme temperatures on billions of people from the United States to Europe and South Asia. Extreme heat is deadly. In Europe, an estimated 10,000 people ha

As people die in this heat, it’s time to kick the fossil fuel industry out of our politics. Sign displaying "Excessive Heat Warning In Effect" during triple-digit heat along northbound Interstate 295 just south of Exit 72 in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, July 2, 2026 -- Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Emma Buretta Temperatures have soared globally this summer. And far from simply being uncomfortable, it’s killing people. This past July 4th was

“It’s time to turn the heat on the fossil fuel giants that caused this heatwave but are doing nothing to cover the costs.” Berlin police use water cannons to cool the streets and help residents cope with the intense heatwave, after the German capital recorded a historic temperature of 40°C on June 28 -- image via news video screenshot By Jon Queally, Common Dreams The head of the World Health Organization on Sunday said the deadly heat wave now boiling across Europe—which Fre

“The temperatures here went very high so everything outside melted,” said one scientist. Public domain image of Antarctica By Brad Reed, Common Dreams Climate scientists are sounding the alarm after an unprecedented heatwave hit Antarctica this month and delivered temperatures 20°C higher than normal. According to a Friday report in The Guardian, temperatures at Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula this month hit peaks of over 15°C, even though it is the start of winter when ice ty

The Trump regime’s elimination of the legal basis to regulate greenhouse gases is an attack on Americans — and the rest of the world. Trump on March 9, 2026 -- public domain image By Basav Sen The White House recently announced what might be its most brazen attack on climate science yet. A few weeks ago, the administration rolled out plans to repeal the federal government’s “Endangerment Finding” — essentially, its authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas

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