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Scott Brown urged GOP senators to kill energy efficiency bill
The New Hampshire Senate candidate lobbied to block the bipartisan bill so his Democratic opponent, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, wouldn't be able to run on it.
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Military experts are worried about climate change, and you should be too
America is coming under attack, say 16 retired generals and admirals, and the attacker is global warming.
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60 years after Brown v. Board of Education, segregation is poisoning young minds
Recent studies show that Latino kids are far more likely to attend schools near areas of heavy pesticide use. These chemicals can be detrimental to their health and ability to learn.
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Enviros pump money and energy into Colorado Senate race
Democrat Mark Udall is a climate hawk. Republican Cory Gardner is a climate change denier. And their race could determine whether Dems hold onto the Senate.
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What are your climate questions for Ernest Moniz and Gina McCarthy?
The energy secretary and EPA administrator will join Grist for a live chat next week about Obama's climate initiatives. Submit your questions now!
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Senate Republicans torpedo a non-controversial, bipartisan energy-efficiency bill
The bill doesn't promote fossil fuels or hamstring the EPA, so GOP senators refused to let it move forward.
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This bill would help build the kinds of communities where millennials want to live
A new Senate proposal would make it easier for local governments to do transit-oriented development.
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Why there is no liberal equivalent to climate change denial
Conservatives are dead set against bigger government, so they deny problems that might require government solutions. Liberals care about outcomes rather than the size of government.
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Five ways we’re killing ourselves with climate change
The National Climate Assessment, recently released by the Obama administration, makes clear that climate change is deadly, and Americans are already dying from it.
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Annie Leonard of “Story of Stuff” will be new head of Greenpeace USA
She'll start her new gig in August, replacing the outgoing executive director, Phil Radford.
