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Mysterious blast at Chevron plant shakes pollution-weary Texas town
Keystone XL, Syrian chemical weapons waste, and a fresh Chevron explosion: How much pollution can Port Arthur take?
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Hot summers make for a bloody Chicago
What's the best way to address violence in warming cities? If you're a cop, try redefining homicide -- literally.
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Environmental free-trade deal could help tar-sands producers
The WTO has started talks on a new deal that would facilitate trade in "environmental goods," but its definition of "environmental" is not so good.
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“It’s raining renewable energy loans!” shrieks DOE, racing to the dance floor
The Department of Energy announced a $4 billion loan guarantee program for renewable energy projects, Solyndra be damned.
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Oil companies try to weasel out of California’s cap-and-trade program
Big Oil has convinced some lawmakers to try to delay the inclusion of motor fuels in the state's carbon-trading system. Because it cares about struggling families.
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Um, TransCanada just bought off a town with a firetruck
In exchange for a new rescue truck, the town of Mattawa agreed to not to comment on any of TransCanada's operations for the next five years.
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Should wilderness get the axe?
The Wilderness Act turns 50 this year. But climate change means we need to rethink what "wild" even means.
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This fake LEGO ad shows the Arctic drowning in an oil spill
LEGO of our brand loyalty, Shell! Greenpeace made a video to protest the pairing of oil and toys, and to remind us all that the Arctic is in trouble.
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How our fear of “wilding” colored the Central Park Five case
After a heinous crime in a New York greenspace, we stripped five young men of their humanity. They paid dearly for it.
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Tired of just ruining your garden, kudzu destroys the climate, too
New study finds kudzu and other invasives can release carbon that had been sequestered in the soil.
