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This man is on the hunt for California’s next climate leaders
Meet Nick Josefowitz. Turns out Tom Steyer isn't the only ambitious fundraiser working to get climate hawks elected.
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The Cowboys and Indians pipeline protest was a throwback — in more ways than one
The carefully designed anti-Keystone demonstration in D.C. put a dramatic face on the movement.
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One frack mind: How a determined New Yorker won the green Nobel
Helen Slottje found a legal strategy for upstate New York towns to block fracking through zoning. Now she's ready to take it national.
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Californians, stop watering your lawns — for real this time
The entire state is now officially in drought, with a quarter in "exceptional drought." Gov. Jerry Brown says this is no time to waste water on landscaping.
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Fighting city hall is easier than running it, Richmond’s green reformers find
The progressive alliance that took over local government in Richmond, Calif., has slashed the crime rate and raised taxes on Chevron. But every win has been a struggle.
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Decades-old pollution loophole still burns people of color and the poor
Environmental justice advocates have called on President Obama to crack down on refineries that knowingly dump on their human neighbors. It’s been a long time coming.
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Cowboys and Indians stage a feisty Keystone XL protest
An alliance of Native Americans, ranchers, and farmers stormed the National Mall -- not your usual anti-pipeline rally.
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How a cop’s blows turned Richmond’s Andres Soto into a climate activist
In Richmond, Calif., Chevron always pulled the strings -- till a group of progressives started fighting back. Here's how all that started.
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Diversity? Inclusion? Let’s talk about racism first
Getting kids of color into the outdoors alone can't remake our environmental institutions. We need to understand that the lack of diversity is a symptom of deeper problems.
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Oregon tells rail companies to keep oil deliveries secret
A newspaper won the right to see reports about trains carrying crude. So state officials told rail companies to stop sending in the reports.
