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C-SPAN’s swamp creature unmasked! We talk to the activist in the confirmation meeting clip
The Greenpeace activist was directly behind David Bernhardt as he faced questions about his time as an oil lobbyist.
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Under the Grid: Detroit goes full-on solar in this fictional future
This optimistic sci-fi tale imagines the Motor City around 2040, domed by a massive solar-powered grid — and what life might be like there.
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Why can’t I stress about climate change like I do about everything else?
It's not you, it’s your brain.
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![David Bernhardt, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Interior Secretary, arrives before testifying during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing on March 28, 2019 in Washington, DC.]()
![David Bernhardt, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Interior Secretary, arrives before testifying during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing on March 28, 2019 in Washington, DC.]()
Congress wants to know why the incoming Interior Chief is keeping his calendar secret
David Bernhardt just prefers to update a Google doc.
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Climate change could push tropical diseases to Alaska, according to a new study
Nearly a billion people could be newly at risk of tropical diseases like dengue fever and Zika thanks to expanding mosquito range.
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Cheaper electricity, dirtier air? Black communities navigate a tricky relationship with their polluters
Cheaper electricity, dirtier air? Black communities navigate a tricky relationship with polluters
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The vault holding humanity’s precious seeds is on thin ice
A seed bank heralded by scientists as a safety net for the world’s genebanks is located in what could be the fastest-melting part of the planet. Is the Doomsday Vault doomed?
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So what did California do with that $1.4 billion in cap-and-trade money?
Here's what a state can buy when it starts taxing polluters.
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![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), listens as Michael Cohen, former lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.]()
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), listens as Michael Cohen, former lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.]()
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tears into Republicans painting Green New Deal as ‘elitist’
“Tell that to the kids in the south Bronx…tell that to the families in Flint.”
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As Houston choked on toxic fumes, Texas legislators targeted air quality programs
While Houstonians were dealing with the aftermath of a chemical fire, Republican lawmakers were looking to defund the state's air quality programs.
