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Climate change: No longer electoral Kryptonite!
Virginia's gubernatorial upset is just the beginning, as politicians realize the climate issue is one that can help them win.
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Obama admin is going to be awfully busy with new environmental regulations
A new White House document lists federal rules that are in the works, and there are a lot, including regs on power-plant emissions and fracking.
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Proud moment: The U.S. is no longer the world’s biggest jerk on climate change
The planet's largest historical greenhouse gas polluter walked away from the U.N. climate talks looking a little better than in years past -- mainly because others behaved so badly.
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New Zealand rejects climate refugee asylum bid
A New Zealand court turns away a resident of low-lying Kiribati, saying environmental woes aren't sufficient for him to qualify as a refugee.
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Last-minute settlement spares key environmental justice standard
A housing discrimination suit will not get its day in the Supreme Court -- and that is probably a good thing for civil rights.
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I fought the law and, actually, I won: How one lawyer helps protesters
Attorney Lauren Regan helps green activists navigate the forbidding landscape of post-9/11 law enforcement.
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Climate negotiators are like Nazis, says this helpful, industry-funded group
Deniers working to slow progress at U.N. talks in Warsaw compared climate action with the Holocaust, as part of an effort to raise money.
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Wind energy company fined $1 million over bird deaths
In the first criminal conviction of its kind, Duke Energy will pay big for killing golden eagles and other birds, and be forced to improve its practices.
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Activist cited for animal cruelty because she filmed animal cruelty
A sheriff in Colorado has decided that covertly filming workers abusing farm animals constitutes cruelty to animals.
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4 climate policies we’re thankful for
There isn't much good news to report about the environment these days. But here are a few developments for which we can give thanks.
