Articles by Philip Bump
Philip Bump wrote about the news for Gristmill. He now writes for The Atlantic Wire.
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2012 saw the fewest wildfires in a decade — but the second-most acres burned ever
NASA's map of the year's wildfires in the U.S. is jaw-dropping.
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Americans are quite literally giving their gold and silver away
Mining companies don't have to pay any royalties at all to extract precious metals from public land. A new GAO report highlights the absurdity.
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Interior: We’ll maybe finalize those fracking rules next year
Last May, the department suggested new regulations by the end of 2012. No longer.
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Sen. Boxer to form congressional ‘climate change caucus,’ which should do the trick
There are some 250 other caucuses, including a Climate Caucus, but this new one is surely just what's needed.
