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Should wasteful purchases cost more?
Whoever made the mess should pay to clean it up. But who is actually responsible?
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power to the people
The Navajo Nation generates a ton of power — but 14,000 homes don’t have electricity
the industry strikes back
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Nostalgia Week
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The Beacon Newsletter
The ‘seamless’ electric car experience
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the fast and the spurious
A 1930s city planning rule has drivers setting their own speed limits
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A record 6 Native Americans were elected to Congress. Here’s where they stand on climate.
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Here’s what it will take for Biden and Harris to deliver on environmental justice
climate control
Biden won the election. Now can he save the planet?
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Cancer Alley
UN says environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley must end
the industry strikes back
Cities voted for green building codes. Now developers want to end voting.
leading by example
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He brought ‘good trouble’ to environmental justice
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Yes, alt seafood is good for the planet. But what about the taste?
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Will race and income inequalities trip up Cascadia’s fight against climate change?
Climate & Energy
The First 100 – Prospects for a CLEAN Future
a price on it
Oil’s biggest lobbying group killed carbon prices. Now it supports them?
In Memoriam
He brought ‘good trouble’ to environmental justice
power to the people
The Navajo Nation generates a ton of power — but 14,000 homes don’t have electricity
Cancer Alley
UN says environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley must end
Fun with foraging
This TikTok star makes foraging a fun — and revolutionary — practice
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Report: Nobody talks about ‘global warming’ anymore
disposable income
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