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Can Oakland still stop the coal trains?
The West Coast wants to stop coal shipments -- even though a judge just blocked one way to halt them.
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Yes, you too can be a Grist fellow. Apply now!
Want to work for a media org that's making a difference? Now's your shot. Apply for the Grist fellowship.
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Bitcoin’s energy use got studied, and you libertarian nerds look even worse than usual
Bitcoin is on track to consume 0.5 percent of the world's electricity by end of the year.
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Rex Tillerson funded climate denial at Exxon. Now he’s suddenly a big fan of facts.
"If our leaders seek to conceal the truth, or we as people become accepting of alternative realities ... then we as American citizens are on a pathway to relinquishing our freedom.”
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There’s been a mysterious rise in ozone-destroying emissions
Scientists suspect someone's secretly making banned CFCs.
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We can now see how humans have altered Earth’s water resources
"Our future challenges could not be more clear from looking at this map.”
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We’re ignoring the biggest Pruitt scandal: He’s making pollution worse
He's making it easier for power plants to stay dirty, leaving the rest of us breathing polluted air.
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Climate change, my microbiome, and me
We blame a lot on global warming -- but science might not be ready to indict it for tummy troubles.
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How to stop a humanitarian disaster before it happens
Weather forecasting has improved so much that organizations can prepare for disasters before they strike.
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Scott Pruitt’s vision of a ‘lean’ EPA includes spending a lot of money on himself
The EPA head announced the new “Office of Continuous Improvement” on Monday.
