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The science of Tea Party wrath
Jonathan Haidt on the psychology of politics, the emotions behind the Tea Party — and why as a self-described centrist, he thinks a Republican crackup may be coming.
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Greens and voting rights activists: Get big money out of politics
An unusual alliance of environmental and civil rights groups has intervened in a high-stakes Supreme Court case. Some are calling it the next Citizens United.
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Why climate activists should get over their preoccupation with pipelines
Yes, Keystone XL is horrible, but so are lots of other fossil-fuel projects. Four grassroots activists argue that it's time for a new approach.
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Clean-water laws: The second front in the war on greenhouse gases
A new lawsuit aiming to sharpen the Clean Water Act's acidification rules might be a stretch -- but it's better than nothing.
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Divestment: Making colleges do the right thing with their cash since before you were born
Divestment -- the effort to get large institutions to sell their fossil-fuel investments -- didn't come out of nowhere. Its long history began with the anti-apartheid movement.
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America to EPA: We missed you, babe
Republicans cheered when EPA workers were furloughed. But poll results show that most Americans wanted those workers back on the job.
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Welcome back, federal workers! Look how we screwed up your research
Climate research and other sciences took heavy hits when the federal government shut down for two weeks.
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A triumphant Cory Booker heads to Washington, with big green shoes to fill
Booker gets mixed reviews from greens who watched him in action as Newark's mayor. Now, as New Jersey's new senator, will he step up?
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While EPA is furloughed, Republicans hold hearing to bash it
With the fed closed and a debt crisis looming, House Republicans still manage to hold a hearing on the real threat to the economy: the job-killing EPA.
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Arr, matey: Russia charges Greenpeace protesters with piracy
Russian prosecutors are gung-ho to punish a group of Greenpeace activists under the country's anti-piracy laws.
