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Anthony Foxx, transit booster, confirmed as transportation secretary
The mayor of Charlotte, N.C., was confirmed with a unanimous Senate vote.
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The significance of Obama’s cryptic Keystone comments
The president's comments about the Keystone XL pipeline don't necessarily mean he'll reject (or approve) it. But they might reveal a radical way of thinking about infrastructure in an age of climate change.
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Republicans say Obama’s climate plan is a war on America
And at least one coal-loving Democrat, Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, agrees.
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Legal hemp could rise high like a phoenix from farm bill ashes
An industrial hemp amendment died with the rest of the farm bill, but legislators are looking at other options.
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David Letterman doesn’t get why Tim DeChristopher went to prison for “a prank”
Climate activist Tim DeChristopher yuks it up with David Letterman over climate change and civil disobedience.
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Supreme Court will hear big clean-air case
An EPA rule cracking down on power-plant pollution that crosses state borders was struck down by a federal court last year. Now the Supremes will hear the case and could reinstate the rule.
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Ed Markey, climate hawk, headed for the Senate
Markey handily beat Republican Gabriel Gomez in the Massachusetts special election, thanks in part to millions of dollars poured into the race by enviros.
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Live chat: Obama’s new climate plan
David Roberts chats with Kate Sheppard from Mother Jones and James West of Climate Desk about Obama's big speech.
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Could Massachusetts become the first state to impose a carbon tax?
Climate activists are pushing a state ballot measure that would tax carbon emissions from gasoline, heating oil, and other fossil fuels.
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Obama: “We don’t have time for a meeting of the Flat Earth Society”
The good bits from Obama's climate speech and plan, from denier bashing to renewable energy goals.
