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Public-private infrastructure partnerships hurt the climate — and taxpayers.
Biden’s infrastructure bill encourages a form of privatization. We need to show up at meetings before the contracts get signed.
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![Wedding ceremony in forest with benches made of hay]()
Weddings are back. We can make them less wasteful.
I said yes — to a greener wedding. It’s time the wedding industry did, too.
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Yes, disposable masks are made of plastic. And that’s a problem.
Masks are filling the oceans, killing marine life, and boosting carbon emissions. Environmentalists need to weigh in.
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Why would Big Oil blame Biden for gas prices? (Hint: to stop climate progress.)
Industry pundits and conservatives are weaponizing consumers’ pain at the pump, but federal policy has nothing to do with it.
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U.S. treatment of wolves is brutal, often illegal, and bitterly partisan
Ecosystems benefit from healthy wolf populations, but hatred for wolves runs deep. That's why they need federal protection.
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Strengthening this one rule could keep frontline communities safe from their toxic neighbors
With the agency reviewing its “chemical disaster rule,” the time has come for stronger regulations to protect those living in the shadow of industrial facilities.
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We may not save the world, but we can save what’s important to us
A Houston activist explains why “act locally” helps us avoid climate nihilism.
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They said ‘Black Lives Matter.’ But climate orgs haven’t lived up to the promise.
After 2020, the predominantly white environmental movement promised to diversify. A report by the watchdog group Green 2.0 found not much has changed.
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Last year, I resolved to avoid plastic. Here’s why nobody can do it alone.
You can BYO tupperware and beg for no bag, but single-use items find their way in.
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![Landscape photo of the receding water levels of a river]()
![Landscape photo of the receding water levels of a river]()
Investors know the financial risks of climate change. The public should too.
Private companies are crunching numbers and cutting projected climate losses, while communities are left in the dark.
