Hilary Beaumont

The town of New­tok is one of the first com­mu­ni­ties in the US to col­lec­tive­ly move be­cause of the cli­mate cri­sis.

Nurs­es have no ‘wig­gle room’ in ICUs amid a surge of res­pi­ra­to­ry ill­ness­es.

In the US midterm elec­tions, five states, in­clud­ing Michi­gan, pass bal­lot mea­sures to pro­tect abor­tion ac­cess.

If suc­cess­ful, a grow­ing wave of law­suits could force com­pa­nies to pay for cli­mate adap­ta­tion, ex­perts say.

As cli­mate change fu­els in­creas­ing­ly se­vere blazes in US, Topan­ga has tak­en steps to re­duce its vul­ner­a­bil­i­ty.

Such a de­c­la­ra­tion would en­able the US pres­i­dent to halt crude oil ex­ports and spur in­vest­ments in clean en­er­gy tech.

Wash­ing­ton has not de­liv­ered on its promise to the Green Cli­mate Fund, a tool to avert cat­a­stroph­ic cli­mate change.

Vol­un­teers, lawyers and non-prof­its are cre­at­ing sanc­tu­ary net­works for peo­ple seek­ing abor­tions in the Unit­ed States.

With the land­mark abor­tion leg­is­la­tion struck down, more women could face eco­nom­ic hard­ships and se­ri­ous health risks.

Cal­i­for­nia task force rec­om­mends repa­ra­tions for de­scen­dants of en­slaved peo­ple, some of whom are liv­ing on the streets.