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Environment

Calling for Global Carbon Tax, James Hansen Says We're Failing 'Miserably' at Tackling Climate Crisis

Dr. James Hansen

Study Shows 300,000 US Homes at Risk, $1 Trillion Price Tag as Rising Seas Trigger Chronic Flooding

Julia Conley, staff writer

Damage to homes in coastal areas could set off a domino effect—eroding property values, weakening tax bases, and affecting schools and infrastructure

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Forget His Fancy Lotion and Chick-Fil-A, Pruitt's Gutting of EPA Rule Threatens Drinking Water of 117 Million Americans

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Don't let Scott Pruitt's ethics scandals distract you, because they're not...

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'Historic First': Nebraska Farmers Return Land to Ponca Tribe in Effort to Block Keystone XL

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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"We want to protect this land," said the tribe's state chairman. "We don't want...

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bye, ice

'Utterly Terrifying': Study Affirms Feedback Loop Fears as Antarctica Ice Loss Tripled in Last 5 Years

Putting Solar Panels in Pipeline's Path, Campaign to Combine Power of Sun 'With Power of the People'

Face-to-Face With Oil Execs, Pope Francis Says Continued Use of Fossil Fuels Will 'Destroy Civilization'

'Climate Crisis Is Already Here': Calls for Fossil Fuel-Free Cities as Mayors Convene

Embracing Extreme 'Go-It-Alone' Agenda, Anti-Science Trump to Skip Climate Portion of G7 Summit

dry cleaning

Catering to Chemical Industry Demands, EPA Threatens Nation's Air and Water With 'Shameful' Curbing of Toxic Safety Rules

'Catastrophe' for Poor and Vulnerable as Trumpian Doug Ford Wins in Ontario

Leaving Room for Trump's Signature, Coal Baron Provided Drafts of Pro-Industry Executive Orders

Shattering Mark Set During Dust Bowl, US Just Had Hottest May Ever Recorded

plastic pollution

As Planet Chokes on Plastic Waste, UN Report Offers Roadmap to Tackle Global Crisis

For Their 'Bold' Climate Platforms, Progressive Challengers in NY and Calif. Democratic Primary Fights Win Key Endorsements

cattle

'No Such Thing as Cheap Meat': Global Index Shows Industry Failure to Combat Climate Crisis, Antibiotic Resistance

Further

Antarctica: Don't Come Here

Though he gets the appeal of free snow cones and penguins, John Oliver is more worried about the environmental impact of an estimated 40,000 eager tourists a year traipsing to and inevitably trashing Antarctica. His solution: A hilarious anti-tourism PSA.

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Environment America

Nearly 700,000 Voice Opposition to Arctic Drilling

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

2.5 Million Homes, Businesses Totaling $1 Trillion Threatened by High Tide Flooding

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Chair of Senate Environment Panel to Call Scott Pruitt to Testify on Scandals

350.org

350.org Reacts to New Antarctic Ice Loss Data

Sierra Club

Courts Continue to Pressure Scott Pruitt to Do His Job, Protect Communities from Dangerous Smog Pollution

Environment America

Clean Energy High on The Agenda As Nation's Mayors Meet...

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Views

Jill Richardson

Scott Pruitt's Corruption Is Bad, But His Planetary Sabotage Is Worse

Andy Rowell

Iconic African Baobab Trees Dying Due to “Changing Climate”

Alycee Lane

A Just Dystopia: Climate Activism Must Include Planning for the Worst-Case Scenario

Nikita Naik

Following the Money to Nowhere

Jeremy Brecher

A Climate Constitution in the Courts and the Streets

Justin Anderson

Focus on Pruitt’s Scandals Obscures Environmental Degradation Under Trump

Bernard Goldstein

Why the EPA’s ‘Secret Science’ Proposal Alarms Public Health Experts

Richard Eskow

Real Corruption: The Scott Pruitt Story

Kate Yoder

We’re Ignoring the Biggest Pruitt Scandal: He’s Making Pollution Worse

Joseph Stiglitz

How Costa Rica Gets It Right

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