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As Polls Shows Climate Action Winning Issue, Green Campaigners Mobilize for Democrats in Key Senate and House Races
To Stave Off 'Climate Disaster,' 29 States and Major Cities Sue Trump EPA Over 'Dirty Power' Rule
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Sherco power plant
"President Trump's attempt to gut our nation's Clean Power Plan is foolish. It's also unlawful."
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Citing $69 Trillion Price Tag by 2100, Moody's Warns Central Banks of Far-Reaching Economic Damage of Climate Crisis
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Arid soils
"There is no denying it: The longer we wait to take bold action to curb...
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As Study Shows Methane Emissions 'Vastly Underestimated,' Warnings That US Fracked Gas Export Bonanza Imperils Planetary Stability
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
anti-fracking protesters
"Science confirms that gas is a climate killer."
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People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas.
'Part of a Disturbing Trend of Willful Ignorance,' Say Scientists, After Investigation Shows EPA, Texas Rejected Air Quality Data Post-Hurricane Harvey
Andrew Wheeler
GOP Slammed for 'Shameful' Vote as Ex-Coal Lobbyist Andrew Wheeler Confirmed as EPA Chief
dirty energy
With 'Unconscionable Rollback,' Trump EPA Lays Groundwork for Coal Industry to Release More Mercury Into the Air
truck
In 'Major Win' for Clean Air and Public Health, EPA Reverses Pruitt's 'Super-Polluting' Truck Loophole
In Pruitt's Last Giveaway to Polluters—and Wheeler's First as Agency Chief—EPA Lifts Cap on 'Super Polluting' Trucks
dry cleaning
Catering to Chemical Industry Demands, EPA Threatens Nation's Air and Water With 'Shameful' Curbing of Toxic Safety Rules
cars
States Representing 44% of US Population Sue Trump's EPA for Blocking Auto Emissions Standards
Trump and Pruitt
Trump Buried OMB Report That Undermines Entire Premise of His Deregulatory Agenda
A fracking well flare in Scott Township, Pennsylvania. (Photo: WCN 24/7/flickr/cc)
In 'Tremendous Victory for Taxpayers, Public Health, and Planet,' Federal Court Rejects Trump Admin.'s Attempt to Suspend Methane Rule
An oil refinery is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017 in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Harvey Triggers 'Unbearable' Pollution as Refineries Spew Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Fracking site in California
Green Groups Celebrate as Court Orders EPA to Reinstate Obama-Era Methane Rule
Court Smacks Down Trump's 'Capricious' Attempt to Eliminate Methane Rule

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