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Believe it or not, January was full of big, warm climate anomalies
As everyone on the East Coast complains about the cold, it's important to keep in the mind that the rest of the world is really quite warm.
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Is the Arctic really drunk, or does it just act like this sometimes?
The biggest debate in climate science may be over whether global warming will create more winters like this one. If you care about weather, you'd better care about the outcome.
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Microscrewed: Why California’s drought could muck up local beers
Using groundwater instead of Russian River water would be akin to brewing with Alka-Seltzer, says the head brewer at Lagunitas.
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Nebraska judge throws a big wrench in Keystone XL pipeline works
A local ruling could reset the clock on pipeline approval and further delay the contested project.
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This Utah lawmaker might be the most delusional climate skeptic ever
"Back in the dinosaur times, we had about 600 ppm and things grew pretty well back then," Rep. Jerry Anderson says. We didn't realize he was that old.
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These are dark days for the Arctic — literally
As ice and snow melt, the surface of the Arctic is getting darker, and that's causing it to absorb more heat. A new study finds this problem is worse than expected.
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Steyer may spend $100 million to push climate cause in midterms, but polluters will spend more
Billionaire climate hawk Tom Steyer plans to put big bucks into this year's elections. So do the Koch brothers and their Republican allies.
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When Rush Holt retires, the House will lose a scientist and an environmental advocate
The Democratic rep from New Jersey, a physicist by training, has pushed for science-based decision making and climate action. Needless to say, he was often at odds with the Tea Party.
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Tough act to follow: 50-year-old civil rights law still the environmental justice standard
When it comes to ensuring that communities of color aren't left on the wrong side of the tracks, the 1964 Civil Rights Act is still the most powerful tool.
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In Michigan, protest with a purr brings out the law’s claws
The trial of the Enbridge Three, aka MI-CATS, aka the Felonious Felines, shines a light on the transformation of the industrial Midwest into a green battleground.