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The three anti-environmental bills that are wasting Congress’ time
House Republicans, joined by a handful of Democrats, have passed three egregious dirty-energy-promoting bills. But don't worry, they won't become law.
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At U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, hunger games get serious
Fed up, young delegates to the U.N.'s famously ineffectual annual conclave push for more aid to countries inundated by climate disasters.
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Warsaw walkout: Big green groups bail on U.N. climate talks
For the first time ever, environmental groups have staged a mass walkout of a U.N. climate summit.
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Washington’s GMO labeling flop, two weeks later: What it means
The food industry unleashed a flurry of anti-labeling ads, but they only worked because support for labeling is broad but shallow.
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Want a climate deal? Rich nations will have to pay up to help poor ones
Developing countries are demanding that they get help cutting emissions and adapting to climate change, plus compensation for damage already done.
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U.N. climate talks: Four countries behaving badly
Japan, Poland, Australia, and Canada are disgracing themselves at climate negotiations underway in Warsaw.
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Court upholds California’s cap-and-trade system
Two conservative groups sued to stop the state's year-old carbon-trading system. A judge told them tough luck.
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Meet the computer geek who took on Ken Cucinelli — and won
Michael Mann didn't come to politics. Politics came to him.
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Break the cycle: Why stronger laws will save bikers and curb reckless drivers
We can do a hell of a lot better than telling bicyclists and drivers to be on their best behavior.
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Anti-fracking activists celebrate victory in a fourth Colorado city
A recount has revealed that a fracking moratorium narrowly succeeded in Broomfield, Colo., giving fracking foes a clean sweep of recent ballot measures in the state.