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Hello, state lawmakers: Want to ignore climate change? Prepare to lose FEMA funding
New FEMA guidelines could push states to consider how climate change will affect their communities in order to gain access to funding.
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USDA kicks in $31 million to help poor people eat better
New grants support community programs that give food stamp recipients more bang for their fruit and vegetable bucks.
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10 crazy things Republicans said that are not April Fools’ jokes
Unfortunately, GOP politicians actually believe this stuff.
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Here are the other tar-sands pipelines Canada is trying to build
Keystone XL is far from the only game in town.
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Obama makes climate pledge to world, Republicans snipe in background
The president has unveiled his plan for cutting emissions as part of a U.N. deal. Mitch McConnell is just as supportive as you might imagine.
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Ted Cruz and the GOP have a big climate problem
Will Republicans' anti-climate-science rhetoric be a legitimate barrier to the White House?
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Burning coal can help the planet, delusional U.N. board decides
The Green Climate Fund, which is supposed to help developing nations fight and prepare for climate change, can be used to build coal plants.
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The whole world is breaking the law by ignoring climate change
That's the word from a group of respected lawyers who've just introduced what they're calling the Oslo Principles.
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Mexico just shamed the rest of the world with its climate plan
Mexico is the first developing nation to make its climate action pledge ahead of U.N. talks in Paris -- and it's actually pretty ambitious.
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What happens when redistricting fails to recognize blacks’ green interests?
When mapping voting districts, lawmakers must take into account not just the color of people's skin, but their common interests as well.
