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Congress passes the Great American Outdoors Act, a ‘once in a generation’ conservation bill
The legislation will fix crumbling national park infrastructure and permanently support the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund.
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The Chamber of Commerce says it’s woke. Its actions say Black lives really don’t matter.
The business lobby has championed environmental rollbacks that strike at the heart of African-American communities.
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One year later, what has New York’s landmark climate law accomplished?
"Goals are no good unless you meet them."
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Trump’s deregulatory agenda has ‘exacerbated’ the COVID-19 pandemic
A new report highlights how the administration’s environmental and public health policies were a “harbinger” of the deadly coronavirus outbreak
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3 unexpected ways Joe Biden plans to tackle climate change
Biden's new $2 trillion climate plan includes some smaller and less well-known climate interventions that, despite their obscurity, could have wide-ranging impacts on emissions and the U.S. economy
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Trump apparently proposed ‘selling’ Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Former Homeland Security Secretary Elaine C. Duke told the New York Times that Trump floated the possibility of "selling" and “divesting” the territory.
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Global warming. Inequality. COVID-19. And Al Gore is … optimistic?
As vice president, he looked for big policy answers to hard global problems. Now he says all our crises are speeding us toward real solutions.
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The plan meant to unite Biden and Bernie voters on climate is finally here
The only pipeline that it mentions is the “diverse pipeline of talent” the government should help create for clean energy jobs.
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Republican lawmakers’ familiar blame game hangs COVID’s spread on young people
As with climate change, coronavirus is becoming a story of boomers versus millennials.