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Bernie Sanders’ climate plan would be awesome if he had a friendly Congress, but he won’t
The Democratic candidate has a grand vision, but what would he actually get done without cooperation from Capitol Hill?
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The Senate’s biggest climate denier just endorsed Marco Rubio
When snowball-heaving Sen. Jim Inhofe endorses a candidate, you can bet the candidate is bad news bears on climate change.
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Here’s what Obama can still do to fight climate change in his final year
There are three big steps he has the power to take even without cooperation from Congress.
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Deportees from immigration raids face deadly climate change
When the U.S. sends deportees back to Central America, they face not only violence but some of the worst climate disruption on earth.
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Britain fines Trump for air pollution — and they don’t mean his speeches
Trump might not believe in climate change but he's being charged for his carbon emissions anyway.
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One of the angry ranchers’ complaints might make more sense than you think
But the armed militiamen holed up in Oregon are still indefensible wingnuts.
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TransCanada: If we can’t build Keystone, we want $15 billion
The Canadian pipeline company is filing suit against the U.S. over the Keystone rejection, and appealing its case to NAFTA.
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Poll: Americans believe in climate change, remain iffy on the cause
A new poll finds that 70 percent of Americans believe in climate change. That's the good news.
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Bernie Sanders attacks Donald Trump for being stupid about climate change
The Republican candidates may be afraid to go after Trump, but Bernie isn't.
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Sanders vs. Clinton on farm policy: Similar plans, differing worldviews
The two Democratic candidates support similar solutions to problems with the rural economy, but they differ over the causes.