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Want to support clean energy? Fight for voting rights
In our ever-browning America, empowering black and brown voters is absolutely necessary to make the transition to clean energy.
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North Dakota’s ag commissioner race oughta be on Broadway
An incumbent drowning in oil money. A challenger from an organic ranch. Sexual harassment. And tons of permits at stake. This farm race begs to be set to music.
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Detroit will stop shutting off people’s water — for now
The Detroit Water and Sewerage District is pausing the controversial water shut-offs for 15 days.
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott is about to sweat through some climate education
Under mounting pressure, Scott has agreed to talk to a climate scientist who insists, “It’s not rocket science. I can explain it. Give me half an hour.”
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This crusty activist gave up on playing by the rules. What are they gonna do, arrest him?
Alec Johnson chained himself to an excavator to stop Keystone XL. A year later, he's still awaiting trial -- and hoping to set a helpful precedent for protesters.
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Here’s how Obama is preparing the country for climate change
The president has unveiled a number of initiatives to help communities and citizens adapt to changes in the weather.
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Liz Cheney scorns climate action, just like her dad
Dick Cheney's eldest claims that the EPA and the Clean Water Act pose "a much greater threat" to America than global warming.
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Guess which two words can make your nonpartisan education reforms a hot potato?
Some states think that the new national standards for the science curriculum go way too far when it comes to teaching kids about climate change.
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Cowboys, hunters, and enviros team up to fight natural gas drilling
In Colorado's beautiful Thompson Divide, locals are trying to stop drilling before it begins.
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Meet the Andy Griffith who’s going after fracking polluters
In Texas, some small-town sleuths on the illegally ditched-sofa beat are stumbling on big-time dumping of toxic fracking waste.