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Trespass near a pipeline, go to prison for 6 years? It could happen in Wisconsin.
Invoking MLK, Gandhi and Greta Thunberg, a Democrat gave an impassioned speech for the bill.
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The EPA fired these air pollution scientists. They’re meeting anyway.
The panel of researchers plans to continue reviewing studies, as at least 21 million Americans said to live with unacceptable air pollution.
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Exclusive: Cory Booker says nuclear power must be in any serious climate plan
And he wants to protect poor communities from its waste.
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Why Greenpeace activists dangled from a bridge in Texas — and face 2 years in prison
It could be a test case for the state's new "critical infrastructure" law.
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Extreme weather may be pushing Texans to care about climate change
Does Texas, the metaphorical oil tank of the American petroleum operation, care about climate change? Yup.
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U.S. won’t take climate refugees displaced by Hurricane Dorian
As natural disasters get worse, eliminating “temporary protected status” for climate refugees creates the perfect storm.
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How did the fate of the planet fare at the third Democratic debate?
The candidates didn't avoid the subject, but they didn't have much time.
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Andrew Yang: Fearmonger or climate realist?
Andrew Yang isn't the only person who says it's too late to stop climate change. But it makes him a rarity among candidates for high office. Will it disqualify him?
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The climate solution Democrats aren’t talking about
In order to prevent dangerous levels of climate change, humanity needs to start pulling carbon out of the air. Why won’t 2020 candidates acknowledge that?
