Climate Desk
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Under Trump, public lands could see oil leases on millions of acres
The president wants to open millions of acres across the West, all owned by taxpayers, to private oil and gas companies.
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Ozone levels in many U.S. national parks are similar to those in large cities
Even in Big Sky Country, you can’t escape from air pollution.
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Faced with asthma and illness, citizens are taking air quality into their own hands
Cheap sensors are democratizing air quality data.
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Scott Pruitt can’t escape his investigations just because he resigned
The EPA’s inspector general is still looking into the former agency chief.
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A fiery Fourth of July threatens Southwest economies
Wildfire, forest closures, and canceled fireworks displays keep tourists at bay.
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What’s the ‘Green New Deal’? The surprising origins behind a progressive rallying cry.
Liberals are reclaiming a climate action term once used by centrists -- and giving it a progressive twist.
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Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life
Oil spill disaster reduced biodiversity in sites closest to spill, report finds, as White House rolls back conservation measures.
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‘He’s a political prisoner’: Standing Rock activists face years in jail
The extraordinary Native American resistance effort may have faded from the headlines but the U.S. government continues to prosecute activists, who say it is destroying lives.
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Even Scott Pruitt’s friends have given up on him
A rush for the exits at the EPA.
