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The public comment process is where bureaucracy and democracy get a room
Welcome to the most democratic, weird, and earnest corner of our federal government.
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Yes, it’s getting hotter in the U.S. — but the humidity will kill you
Hotter temperatures mixed with humidity will make it unbearable to live in, oh, everywhere.
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Obama is absolutely lambasting Republicans on climate change now
The Democrats are increasingly using climate change as a wedge, marginalizing Republicans as elections approach.
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Happy first birthday, U.S. Climate Action Plan!
How much has Obama accomplished since he introduced his plan one year ago?
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If you think climate politics in the U.S. are crazy, wait till you see what just happened in Australia
The latest addition to Australia's climate circus? Al Gore.
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Why the Voting Rights Act and Freedom Summer matter in the climate justice struggle
The green movement needs as many voters as possible on its side, and minorities are more likely to support climate action than whites.
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Climate action could spur $2 trillion in economic growth in 2030 alone
Fighting global warming can spur GDP growth, not hamper it, says the World Bank in a new study.
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We just had the hottest May on record (until next May)
April showers bring May flowers, which immediately burst into flame.
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Why the locavore movement’s next big step is seafood
With his new book, "American Catch," writer Paul Greenberg calls for a local revolution that will move from the land to embrace the local oceans as well.
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Thanks to shrinking sea ice, National Geographic puts global warming on the map
A smaller Arctic ice shelf is the biggest change National Geographic cartographers have made since they had to divvy up the U.S.S.R.
