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Obama delays Keystone decision — again
The administration is giving federal agencies more time to weigh in on the pipeline. That means a decision will probably be pushed past the midterm elections.
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Ex-BP official got rich on Deepwater Horizon spill, gets busted
The coordinator for BP's cleanup effort dumped company stock while the magnitude of the spill was being covered up. The SEC calls that insider trading.
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The week in GIFs: Mark Ruffalo edition
Mark Ruffalo won our "Who's your fave green celeb" poll, plus he's just plain rad.
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Making the road safe for biking’s nervous Nellies
California cities edge closer to a comprehensive plan for riders and drivers to sensibly share the streets.
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BP claims mission accomplished in Gulf cleanup; Coast Guard begs to differ
BP announced recently that "active cleanup" of the Gulf is over. But the Coast Guard is actually in charge, and it says "not by a long shot."
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Big Victory for Public Health – Court Upholds Mercury, Toxic Air Pollution Protections
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld limits on dangerous emissions of mercury and toxic air pollution from power plants. This was a big victory for clean air, clean water, and the health of our families. The court decision keeps in place the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2012 Mercury and […]
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Obama makes a push for solar power
The White House held a solar summit, where it announced $15 million in new support for the solar energy industry.
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These biologists created a gorgeous film about African glaciers
Filmmakers Neil Losin and Nathan Dappen talk about their film "Snows of the Nile," a visually stunning documentary about disappearing glaciers in Uganda.
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How BP turned a whole community into an endangered species
The documentary "Vanishing Pearls" spotlights the African-American oystermen of Louisiana whose way of life has been destroyed in the wake of the BP oil spill.
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Chris Christie is still trying to force a pipeline through the New Jersey Pinelands
A state commission rejected a plan to build a natural-gas pipeline through a national reserve of forests and wetlands, but Christie and his cronies don't want to take no for an answer.