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Is Seattle’s straw ban a green gateway drug or just peak slactivism?
The Emerald City banned plastic straws and utensils. We talked to experts on whether this is just a distraction from the big stuff.
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A fiery Fourth of July threatens Southwest economies
Wildfire, forest closures, and canceled fireworks displays keep tourists at bay.
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The West is burning, and it’s barely July
Summer is here: More than 30 large fires are burning in 12 states right now.
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Washington state will likely vote on a carbon price in November. The oil industry’s already fighting it.
“They have a lot of money, we have a lot of people.”
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Most paths to a clean-energy future start the same way
Fights over renewable standards and nuclear power can be vicious. Here's a list of things that climate hawks agree on.
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How to trick Scott Pruitt into reading about environmentalism
Tactically slip a copy of Silent Spring into his tactical pants.
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My roommate keeps throwing away food and I hate it!
This is not the first time a rotisserie chicken has threatened to tear apart a friendship. Or maybe it is, but that's why we're here.
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What’s the ‘Green New Deal’? The surprising origins behind a progressive rallying cry.
Liberals are reclaiming a climate action term once used by centrists -- and giving it a progressive twist.
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Minnesota just approved a new tar-sands pipeline. Activists say they will fight it.
Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 would run from Superior, Wisconsin, to Alberta, Canada.