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Brits may ban new onshore wind power
Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron thinks he can win votes by restricting onshore wind energy. To avoid being called anti-green, he may commit to more solar and offshore wind.
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Only 28 percent of Fox News climate segments are accurate
A new report finds that MSNBC was the most accurate cable network in 2013, and CNN could be a lot more accurate if it would stop hosting "debates" about climate science.
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How to catch a coal ash spill? Send lawyers, boats, and airplanes
In North Carolina, Waterkeeper Alliance routes around a lax state regulator to collect evidence of toxic dumping.
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Obama admin sued for dragging feet on studies of climate impacts
The White House has said it will require environmental impact studies to consider climate change, but new guidelines have been stalled for years.
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5 ways Paul Ryan’s budget screws the climate and environment
His plan would increase pollution, accelerate global warming, despoil public lands, and stymie Americans’ efforts to get out of their cars.
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Congress members ask EPA to reopen three fracking investigations
Eight U.S. reps are calling on the EPA to research possible links between fracking and water pollution. The agency abandoned the investigations over the last two years.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks climate solutions
Watch a replay of Inslee's chat with Grist's David Roberts, Climate Desk's Chris Mooney, and others.
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Republican’s bill calls for weather forecasting, not climate forecasting
An Oklahoma rep wants to defund climate research because 48 Oklahomans were killed last year by tornadoes. Seriously.
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Is this man the greenest governor in America?
If Jay Inslee succeeds in his ambitious climate and energy goals, the impacts will extend far beyond Washington state.
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Obama endorses Senate climate hawk Brian Schatz in Hawaii race
In just over a year in the Senate, Schatz has emerged as a leader on climate change. He's now in a close Democratic primary contest, and the president has just given him a leg up.
