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Do we need more scary climate change articles? Maybe.
Hope, fear, and the "Greta effect."
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Science — especially climate research — needs a ‘sunshine’ law
Ten years ago, I worked in the United States Senate and helped draft and pass the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The law requires companies to report monies and gifts they give physicians, which are known to influence what doctors prescribe or promote. Thanks to the Sunshine Act, you can look up doctors on a public […]
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Washington state has a blueprint for climate success, but its region’s future is unclear
After climate-protection drift and despair, Cascadia could be entering a new climate age.
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In a refinery’s ashes, hope for an end to decades of pollution
An old industrial site in Philadelphia is being converted into a vast e-commerce distribution center, a trend being seen in other U.S. cities.
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Ikea’s ambitious plan to make its cheap furniture last forever
To erase its massive climate footprint, Ikea needs to change how it makes its products and how you buy them.
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The First 100 – Biden’s second shot at global climate action
A dispatch from day 24 of the Biden administration.
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How one tiny country is beating the pandemic and climate change
One single death from COVID-19, and it's carbon-negative. What's up with Bhutan?
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Oil companies don’t want to be known for oil anymore
Big Oil is over. Meet Big Energy.
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Forget peanuts. George Washington Carver’s environmental legacy is the real story.
The iconic scientist was way more than just the "Peanut Man."
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California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way.
Kern County is already super polluted, but it wants to fast-track 67,000 oil and gas wells.
