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![Michal Freedhoff speaks to the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Oct. 27, 2021.]()
![Michal Freedhoff speaks to the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Oct. 27, 2021.]()
She’s supposed to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. First, she just has to fix Trump’s mess and decades of neglect.
Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff, and increasingly angry advocates.
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What Macron’s reelection means for climate action in France
In his campaign, Emmanuel Macron vowed to turn France into a "great environmental nation.” As president, he still has a lot to prove.
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![US President Joe Biden speaks on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, on April 22, 2022.]()
![US President Joe Biden speaks on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, on April 22, 2022.]()
Biden signs Earth Day executive order to protect old-growth forests
The order contains vague language around logging, disappointing some environmentalists calling for a ban on the practice on federal lands.
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![Aerial view of a fracking drilling rig with snow on the ground]()
![Aerial view of a fracking drilling rig with snow on the ground]()
Biden promised no new drilling on public lands. Here’s why he broke that promise.
The fossil-fuel expansion could help pass climate legislation down the line -- or lock in more emissions.
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Biden: Federal agencies must consider climate impacts of infrastructure projects
The changes to the National Environmental Policy Act reverse Trump-era rollbacks, impacting projects from roads to railways to pipelines.
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![Tracy Stone-Manning is the new director of the Bureau of Land Management, sworn in by Deb Haaland in October 2021. Stone-Manning stands on the turf roof of the U.S. Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.]()
![Tracy Stone-Manning is the new director of the Bureau of Land Management, sworn in by Deb Haaland in October 2021. Stone-Manning stands on the turf roof of the U.S. Department of the Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C.]()
Cows, coal, and climate change: A Q&A with the new BLM director
Tracy Stone-Manning discusses how the federal agency sees conservation, the climate crisis, and the Indigenous history of public lands.
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![Global Climate Coalition circular logo with drawing of Earth and letters]()
![Global Climate Coalition circular logo with drawing of Earth and letters]()
They derailed climate action for a decade. And bragged about it.
New research sheds light on the Global Climate Coalition’s efforts to block legislation.
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![a group of people in neon green police vests stand behind a large yellow and red banner that reads listen to the science]()
![a group of people in neon green police vests stand behind a large yellow and red banner that reads listen to the science]()
Scientists identify the missing ingredient for climate action: Political will
The IPCC's latest report finally recognizes the social barriers to climate action.
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![collage with capitol building, earth, american coins, price stickers, smokestacks with red scribble for smoke, and red and green rectangles in background]()
![collage with capitol building, earth, american coins, price stickers, smokestacks with red scribble for smoke, and red and green rectangles in background]()
True costs: How the oil industry cast climate policy as an economic burden
For 30 years, the debate has largely ignored the soaring costs of inaction.
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![Three nuclear cooling towers on a river, with steam blowing from them]()
![Three nuclear cooling towers on a river, with steam blowing from them]()
As Russia attacks Ukraine, experts weigh European ‘renaissance’ for nuclear energy
Could nuclear power help break Europe's dependency on Russian gas?
