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Stacey Abrams helped Georgia go blue. Now she wants it to go green.
Abrams connects the dots between voting rights, transit, and the future of the planet.
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Deb Haaland makes history as first Indigenous cabinet secretary
Haaland, a longtime environmental champion, will lead the Department of the Interior.
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The First 100 – Biden blows the door open to offshore wind
In a reversal of the Trump administration's stance, Biden wants to realize the potential of offshore wind
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Florida Republicans are ready to stop rising seas — just not climate change
And neither political party in the state has made any real effort to confront the reality of managed retreat.
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The First 100 – Prospects for a CLEAN Future
House Democrats propose sweeping climate legislation. What are its chances in a divided Senate?
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Here’s why this new fracking ban in the Northeast is a big deal
Fracking got banned in parts of four states, and the industry is livid.
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Inside Biden’s uphill battle to restore the EPA after Trump
“We've seen more and more regulatory capture of our environmental agencies.”
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Cities voted for green building codes. Now developers want to end voting.
Powerful lobbying groups are fighting to block cities from having a final say over building codes that could cut pollution and make energy bills cheaper.
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The First 100 – Joe and Justin’s Parisian bromance
A short-run weekly newsletter analyzing federal climate action during the first months of the Biden administration. Hello, I’m Shannon Osaka, and today is Day 38 of the Biden administration. This week, the president started to nail down his Paris plans — and faced Republican backlash. When it comes to international agreements on climate change, […]
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How Republicans are responding to Biden’s climate agenda — in public and in private
Steve Daines of Montana and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee unveiled two measures aimed at undercutting the Paris Agreement.