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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.
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The 12 things the Obama administration wants you to know about climate change
Climate change is affecting you, right now. Yeah, you. That's the topline message of the new National Climate Assessment published by the White House.
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GOP leader calls anti-fracking congressman a terrorist
Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) thinks local communities should have control over fracking, and Republicans say that makes him a "terrorist" on a "jihad."
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Should we be calling it “climate disruption”?
White House science adviser John Holdren says the phrases "global warming" and "climate change" just aren't cutting it.
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Why is Environmental Defense Fund backing Lindsey Graham?
The Republican senator from South Carolina is not what you'd call an environmentalist, but Fred Krupp and EDF's action fund are raising money for him.
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Longtime Vegas water czar warns other cities to brace for climate change
Patricia Mulroy talks about climate adaptation, rancher Cliven Bundy, and the day she thought Las Vegas had run out of water.
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EPA takes on three villains at once: Pollution, climate change, and racism
Decades ago, the federal government recognized that people of color were getting unequal protection under environmental laws. That may finally change.
