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Here are the environmental justice stories to watch in 2020
This year promises to foreground efforts to hold the government accountable for the unequal impacts of pollution, climate change, and extreme weather.
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Photos: What D.C. really looked like when the White House was tweeting about snow
Whoever was in charge of the White House Twitter account could only have been one of three things: mistaken, lying, or hallucinating.
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‘I’ve quit drinking the water’: What it’s like to live next to America’s largest coal plant
A Georgia town welcomed America's largest coal plant. Now, residents worry it's contaminating their water.
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Is climate change showing up in the daily weather forecast? It’s complicated.
Averaged across the whole planet, climate and weather have become more aligned, but locally the two are still very much two separate things.
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Can new bus lines chart a course to better travel options in the West?
A European bus company is expanding options for regional travel in the West. Will high-speed rail be next?
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EPA’s Superfund program, a Trump priority, is in shambles
It turns out it’s hard to clean up toxic waste without spending money.
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Seeking environmental justice in California’s ‘diesel death zones’
A plan to reroute diesel trucks out of a low-income community will help residents breathe easier
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Climate change fueled the Australia fires. Now those fires are fueling climate change.
The fires, which have been burning for months and could rage on for months to come, are impacting the earth’s climate in several ways.
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Puerto Rico wasn’t ready for earthquakes — especially not after Hurricane Maria
Will the island where I grew up ever be prepared for the next natural disaster?
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Bernie Sanders inspired the Sunrise Movement, now has its endorsement
The youth climate activist group started the process of endorsing a candidate last November.
