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22 states sue the Trump administration over its climate ‘plan’
“Ice caps are melting. Sea levels are rising. Weather is becoming more and more extreme. That’s why we are fighting back.”
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The Trump administration gutted one of our most powerful environmental laws
The Endangered Species Act has saved thousands of animals, plants, and insects from extinction.
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The U.N. report calls for better farming. Which 2020 candidates have a plan for that?
To take on the climate crisis, our next president must change the way we produce food and manage our land.
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Puerto Rico swears in third governor in less than a week
#1 made fun of Hurricane Maria victims, #2 was an unconstitutionally appointed former coal lobbyist, #3 is Secretary of Justice Wanda Vázquez.
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A former coal lobbyist is Puerto Rico’s new governor … for now
Who is Pedro Pierluisi, and why is Puerto Rico's Senate already suing to stop him?
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What’s in the way of this Texas pipeline? A cute songbird.
The golden-cheeked warbler gets recruited to help stop Kinder Morgan's 430-mile pipeline.
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2020 Democrats are still unclear on how to stop the next Flint water crisis
Few, if any, of the 20 presidential hopefuls at the Detroit debates offered a clear vision of how to guarantee the water flowing from the nation’s aging pipes won’t make them sick, damage their children’s brains, and remain accessible as freshwater reserves dry up.
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In Detroit, Democratic candidates actually did some climate debating
It wasn't a climate debate, but candidates' discussion of how to combat warming is evolving.
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Marianne Williamson brought climate justice to the Democratic debate
Unlikely to win the Democratic nomination, the spiritual healer is surfacing important issues her party needs to grapple with.
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What to expect from the candidates on climate change during the Detroit debates
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are jockeying for a slice of the climate action pie.
