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Trump Jr. wants his dad to put him in charge of federal parks and lands
Donald Trump’s eldest son, a big-game hunter, would like to be secretary of the interior.
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Trump wants to start from scratch on the Paris climate deal
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee thinks he could do better, somehow.
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Here’s a sign that Kentucky’s politics might finally be shifting away from coal
There's at least one Senate candidate who isn’t afraid to talk about the end of coal.
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Clinton is making coal country a generous offer, but it’s not buying
Coal-mining communities just aren't very interested in Hillary's $30 billion plan to help them transition to a cleaner economy.
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![U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer, (R-ND) speaks to the media while smoke from the wreckage of several oil tanker cars that derailed in a field near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota billows behind him May 6, 2015. A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire on Wednesday, officials said, just days after the U.S. government announced sweeping reforms to improve safety of the volatile shipments.]()
![U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer, (R-ND) speaks to the media while smoke from the wreckage of several oil tanker cars that derailed in a field near the town of Heimdal, North Dakota billows behind him May 6, 2015. A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire on Wednesday, officials said, just days after the U.S. government announced sweeping reforms to improve safety of the volatile shipments.]()
Trump’s new energy adviser is exactly the kind of guy you think he is
He’s a climate skeptic who proposed a bill to run gas pipelines through national parks.
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Here’s what Obama’s new methane rule won’t cover
A whole lot of methane — but it’s still better than anything we’ve got so far.
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Obama’s latest climate move: Cracking down on methane from fracking
The EPA has just finalized rules that will limit methane pollution for the first time ever.
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Even with the Arctic out, offshore drilling isn’t slowing down
The Gulf of Mexico is a goldmine for offshore oil.
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Stephen Colbert takes on Trump’s bizarre antics in coal country
The late-night host analyzes Trump’s coal-mining dance, strange hand gestures, and outdated hairspray obsession.
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Trump and his hairspray leave cloud of weird in coal country
Watch the presumptive GOP nominee do a coal-mining dance. And don’t miss his rant about hairspray and the ozone layer.
