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Dirty Kochs will dish out millions for polluting this Texas town
The Koch bros' plant is just one of a gaggle of polluters strangling Port Arthur, a city also beset by ghastly levels of lung disease and cancer.
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Coal ash is a dangerous mess. Why isn’t it better regulated?
The U.S. political system hasn't yet found the spine to classify coal residue as hazardous. What are the holdups?
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White House to crack down on methane pollution
The Obama administration will soon release rules to reduce methane leakage during the production and transport of natural gas.
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Aussie farmers to be paid to store carbon in soil
Planting trees, composting, and other measures that help keep carbon in the ground could soon earn farmers government payments. But a carbon tax would be better.
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Pipeline bursts, makes a big mess in Ohio nature preserve
Another one? Yes, another one. More than 10,000 gallons of oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline into a wetland area.
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Let this mesmerizing video show you the beauty of Alaska’s ice caves before they’re gone
Icy landscapes can be stunningly lovely, and we should probably enjoy them while we can.
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From veteran organizer Marshall Ganz, how-tos for activists
From the civil rights era to the Obama campaign, one approach has consistently worked, according to Ganz: Pick a clear, specific goal.
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Whoa there! State lawmakers try to make oil trains safer
The wheels of railway safety reform may be in motion in Minnesota, but they've ground to a halt in Washington state.
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White House gets geeky on climate problem
The Obama administration is launching a new climate hub to help Americans understand how weather is changing around them. Google, Microsoft, and Intel will help.
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Please, scientists: Tell us how you really feel about climate change
Scientists need clearer language to express the urgency of climate change. Dropping an F-bomb or two would be a good start.
