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20, it’s a blessing: Celebrating two decades of environmental justice
In 1994, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, a landmark in protecting communities of color from industrial pollution. For those living in the dirty streets, it was long overdue.
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How 350.org went from “strange kid” to head of the green class
350.org's May Boeve explains how the organization nearly got founded at a Montana microbrewery, how it drew a line in the tar sands, and where it’s going next.
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This is the first fish ever to get off the endangered species list
The chub's secret? It doesn't interfere with any powerful industries.
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This goat simulator looks like maybe the best video game ever
Apparently there's a latent and untapped desire on the internet to spend time navigating the world as a goat.
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Can we save Chesapeake Bay from chicken crap?
A bill in Maryland would make poultry producers pay five cents a bird to help protect the bay from chicken-waste runoff.
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New Poll: Americans Ready for Action on Carbon Pollution
Public hearing in Washington, DC, Thursday will be packed with supporters This week we once again heard the call for action from Americans loud and clear: They want clean energy and they want it right away. On Tuesday the Sierra Club released a new poll with Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research showing that seven-in-ten Americans favor […]
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Zipcar for mopeds is taking over San Francisco
Resistence is futile. Electric scooter rental company Scoot is flourishing.
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Is fracking pollution deforming babies?
Infants born near fracking sites in Colorado were found to suffer from elevated rates of congenital heart defects and neural tube defects.
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Federal climate hubs will help farmers adapt
It's another way the Obama administration is pushing ahead on climate initiatives without the cooperation of Congress.