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In “The Sixth Extinction,” Elizabeth Kolbert reports from the frontlines of a dying world
The New Yorker writer talks mass extinctions, climate inaction, and whether there's any hope (short answer: no. long answer: probably not).
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Obama has a good transportation plan. Now we just need to raise the gas tax to pay for it.
Enviros and smart-growth advocates are praising Obama's proposed transportation bill. Too bad funding is such a hurdle.
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Saline solution: When de-icing roads, we may want to pass on the salt
The overuse of road salt this winter might eventually mess up freshwater ecosystems. Thanks again, polar vortex.
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Fight the funk: This woman’s fight against garbage fumes became a national crusade
Vernice Miller-Travis connected the dots between the nasty haze that hung over West Harlem and the neighborhood's sky-high asthma rates. She is one of the unsung heroes of the environmental justice movement.
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Marcellus energy development could pave over an area bigger than Delaware
A new study predicts 106,004 new gas wells will be drilled in the Marcellus region.
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L.A. and California lawmakers move to impose fracking moratoriums
Some leaders in Los Angeles and Sacramento are fed up with fracking, which sucks up lots of water even as the state is suffering through a drought.
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American aqueduct: The great California water saga
A $25 billion plan, a small town, and a half-century of wrangling over the most important resource in California.
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Lady justice: Clarice Gaylord led the EPA’s fight for communities of color
Gaylord spearheaded the federal government’s first serious attempt at addressing the problem of pollution falling most harshly on minorities and poor people. She left a lasting mark.
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John Dingell was better for the environment than you think
The soon-to-retire Michigan rep defended the auto industry and lagged on climate action, but he did a lot to protect air, water, and habitat, and he ultimately voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill.
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Blast from the past: Audio project reminds us that times, and temps, are changing
Plug in your earbuds and take a ride with Winters Past. It’ll melt your heart.
