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This is how much America spends putting out wildfires
As the West burns, the way the feds fight wildfires doesn't jibe with the reality of climate change.
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The Kochs are cooking up a new dirty-energy political scheme
The brothers and their allies are gearing up to spend $290 million on this year's elections, including money for a new energy initiative.
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HBO shocks us again: Did Gina McCarthy just declare war on coal?
EPA administrator Gina McCarthy went ahead and all but declared the Obama administration’s war on coal on Real Time with Bill Maher.
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Obama calls out climate deniers, asks young people to force climate change issue
"I want to light a fire under you," the president told graduates during a commencement speech at the University of California-Irvine.
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Why liberals like walkability more than conservatives
New poll data shows that Democrats and Republicans are deeply divided when it comes to urban density versus suburban sprawl.
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Why David Brat is completely wrong about climate science
At a campaign event, he repeated the myth that climate scientists used to think we're headed into a new Ice Age.
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When cranky crude rides the rails, who should know?
The feds say the railroads need to inform state officials when they're shipping volatile oil. But the railroads want everyone to sign non-disclosure agreements.
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Why Cantor’s defeat is terrible for the climate — and the country
The House majority leader lost the GOP primary to a Tea Party challenger. That's a terrible omen for any sort of policy progress or competent governance.
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Will Obama’s power-plant rules lead to an international climate agreement?
They'll help, but they're not enough on their own. And now other countries, like Australia, are trying to gum up the works.
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Make Me Care: What’s the deal with Obama’s new CO2 rules?
In this episode of Grist's new video series, Ben Adler gives us the the lowdown on the proposed EPA emissions rules, which may be the U.S.'s biggest climate move yet. Or maybe not. We'll see!
