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National weather forecasters won’t be furloughed after all
After a tornado outbreak, NOAA dropped its plan to force employees to take unpaid days off to deal with the sequester. But budget cuts will still have to come from somewhere.
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How to fix the climate, in one simple flowchart
Will eating fewer hamburgers help? How about dumping iron into the ocean? Here's your one-stop shop for the answers.
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California, Illinois lawmakers welcome frackers
Legislatures in both states rejected calls for a moratorium on fracking. But in Illinois, a new bill will at least impose serious regulations on the practice.
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Colorado to get its own climate czar
A new law calls for the governor to hire a staffer who'll help the state brace for global warming's impacts and offer advice on lowering emissions.
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Keystone backers hire lobbyists with ties to John Kerry
TransCanada and Alberta hope former Kerry staffers will help convince the secretary of state that Keystone XL deserves a thumbs-up.
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John Kerry’s wishful thinking on climate change
John Kerry told Ethiopians that the U.S. is below the Kyoto Protocol's greenhouse gas emissions targets. Yay! Unfortunately, that's not true. Boo!
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Chesapeake oil? Offshore drilling pushed by Virginia lawmakers
Terry McAuliffe opposed drilling when he last ran for governor of Virginia. Then he lost and Deepwater Horizon happened. Now he's running again as a drilling fan.
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GOP to Obama on Keystone: Don’t think about climate
With Democratic support for Keystone XL floundering, some say that Obama could link its approval to new climate change rules. Republican senators beg him not to.
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Sequester guts wildfire prevention, sets up bigger blazes
The sequester took a 7.5 percent bite out of the Forest Service’s budget, nearly half of which is spent fighting wildfires.
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Gut punch: Monsanto could be destroying your microbiome
The EPA and its buddies in agribusiness just quietly upped your recommended daily allowance of Roundup. This could be seriously bad news for your belly.
