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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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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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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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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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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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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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As Russia attacks Ukraine, experts weigh European ‘renaissance’ for nuclear energy
Could nuclear power help break Europe's dependency on Russian gas?
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The climate case for seizing superyachts, Russian and otherwise
Oligarchs' superyachts emit more carbon than some Pacific Island nations.
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How the US government left Lake Charles in limbo after Hurricanes Laura and Delta
The Louisiana city’s stalled hurricane recovery reveals the limits of federal disaster policy.