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Putting the midterm elections in the context of the latest climate science (and life as we know it)
The election results mean it is now virtually impossible to avoid exceeding the targets set forth by the U.N. for "safe" levels of climate change.
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The electric sector is able to manage tighter EPA standards
For all the good it's done, you'd think by now the Clean Air Act would get more respect. Yet, the act is once again under attack.
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What the midterms mean for federal ag-policy reform
That two-headed beast known as the Congressional Ag Committees got a major blood transfusion from voters Tuesday. Here's how it shook out -- and what to expect going forward.
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Half of GOP caucus are climate zombies, four members admit science is real
45 of 97 Republican freshmen and 85 of 166 re-elected Republicans are confirmed climate zombies.
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Agribiz BFF Bill Northey defeats reformer Francis Thicke for Iowa ag secretary
It's agribusiness as usual in Iowa, where voters sent a message to Washington that the status quo is just fine with them.
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Ignoring evidence, Politico spins climate vote as electoral loser
Democrats who voted against clean energy were more than three times as likely to lose their seats than those who voted for it
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What this election means for climate hawks: light but no heat
If Democrats have a safe word, no one in the party could remember what it was this election season.
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Boehner takes over and climate legislation fades to black
John Boehner, the Ohio Republican, who once said that "the idea that carbon dioxide ... is harmful to our environment is almost comical" is the new Speaker of the House.
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Why this election wasn't a referendum on the climate bill
While more than two dozen incumbents who voted for the climate bill lost their seats, even more Democrats who voted against the climate bill lost theirs.
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Republican victories not good news for transportation advocates
Things just got tougher for people who want to change the transportation system in the United States from a highway-centric model to one that gives more attention to rail, buses, biking, and walking.
