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The House Natural Resource Committee’s climate change hearing turned into a heated conversation about race
For starters, Republican Rob Bishop (who is white) suggested the panel's focus on climate change was inappropriate during Black History Month.
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European colonization of the Americas killed so many it cooled Earth’s climate
Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600.
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Research casts doubt on EPA drinking water standard
New research is documenting health risks posed by nitrate levels in drinking water deemed safe to drink by the EPA.
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The ‘Erin Brockovich’ town is still toxic (and nearly abandoned)
Nearly a quarter-century after winning millions from PG&E, the 'Erin Brockovich' town continues its fight for clean water.
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Trump’s border wall would trample on indigenous land and culture
Its construction could bring harm to sacred sites, archaeological resources, and sensitive ecosystems that the Tohono O'odham Nation relies on.
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The White House calls food stamp funds for Puerto Rico ‘excessive and unnecessary’
The news comes after reports that Trump didn’t want a single dollar going to the disaster-stricken island.
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U.S. smog can come from China? And other facts about pollution’s toxic travels
Former EPA chief Gina McCarthy: “There is so much we can learn if we don’t think in isolation.”
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The green movement has a diversity problem. And it is getting worse
Environmental NGOs and foundations still have a long way to go to diversify their ranks.
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Historically black community could face a toxic facility for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board voted 4-0 in favor of a permit for a natural gas compressor station in Union Hill, Virginia.
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Trump’s EPA is rolling back another anti-coal regulation
I’m starting to sound like a broken record, but the EPA is undoing another Obama regulation.
