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![Federal drilling in Kern County. (Jesse Pluim / Bureau of Land Management)]()
![Federal drilling in Kern County. (Jesse Pluim / Bureau of Land Management)]()
Interior’s new oil and gas leasing plan sidesteps climate action
The report leaves the door open for new leases on public land. What does that mean for the West?
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![U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivers remarks at the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit.]()
![U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivers remarks at the 2021 Tribal Nations Summit.]()
Deb Haaland is taking on racist names on federal lands
“It is well-past time for us, as a nation, to move forward, beyond these derogatory terms.”
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EPA restores water protections weakened under Trump
Smaller waterways and wetlands will be covered again under Clean Water Act.
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The House just passed the biggest climate spending bill ever
The $1.85 trillion budget reconciliation bill still has a long way to go. Here's what's in it.
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Climate change deniers are over attacking the science. Now they attack the solutions.
A new study charts the evolution of right-wing arguments.
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![President of the United States Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law at the White House in Washington, DC on November 15, 2021]()
![President of the United States Joe Biden signs the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law at the White House in Washington, DC on November 15, 2021]()
One surprising winner in Biden’s infrastructure bill: Biodiversity
Biden's infrastructure bill puts billions toward wildlife and ecosystems.
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![A laborer works on a water line in California. Joe Biden’s Infrastructure bill is set to make environmental justice investments commonplace.]()
![A laborer works on a water line in California. Joe Biden’s Infrastructure bill is set to make environmental justice investments commonplace.]()
Here’s how the bipartisan infrastructure deal could promote environmental justice
According to the White House, the new law earmarks $240 billion for environmental justice projects — the largest such investment in U.S. history.
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Can ‘the people’ solve climate change? France decided to find out.
France asked 150 ordinary people to make climate policy. They ended up clashing with President Macron.
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![A person holds a burger at an outdoor restaurant.]()
46% of people say they don’t need to change their habits for the climate
The burgers at COP26 hint at a limited appetite for behavior change.
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The House just passed a major infrastructure bill. Here’s what’s in it.
The package focuses on “traditional” infrastructure, but some spending addresses emissions and climate resiliency.
