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25 years after Exxon Valdez, oil spills ain’t what they used to be
The tanker spills of yore were bad enough. But the rules that covered them don't apply to the tar-sands oil we're now hauling cross-continent.
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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.
