Climate Politics
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How climate change became polarized (and why that could change)
Republicans and Democrats once appeared to agree about climate change. What happened?
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Hunger strikers occupy Nancy Pelosi’s office demanding climate action
"We’re going to need more and more extreme actions in order to bring the climate crisis to the forefront of the debate."
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Voters want presidential action on climate — with or without congressional support
A new poll shows that most Americans think a president should go big on global warming.
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Bernie Sanders and AOC unveil a Green New Deal for public housing
Retrofitting public housing could reduce emissions as much as taking 1.2 million cars off the road.
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What critics of Bernie Sanders’ climate plan are missing
Forget the details, it’s the politics of Bernie’s climate plan that matter.
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Why did Lindsey Graham join a climate group?
A new bipartisan caucus in the Senate aims to put climate policy on the menu in Congress.
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This pipeline cuts across a reservation. Wisconsin might make tribal members felons for protesting it.
If Governor Tony Evers’ signs this bill into law, protesters could face up to six years in jail.
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One of the country’s biggest climate denier groups just did an about-face
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent millions on an anti-climate agenda. Has it seen the light?
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Elizabeth Warren’s new plan would jail lying fossil fuel executives
Warren’s new corporate perjury plan is in keeping with her broader goal of holding Big Oil accountable for the consequences of their actions.
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Cory Booker shines at first-ever presidential environmental justice forum
Elizabeth Warren, the candidate with a plan for everything, offered a financial commitment but few specifics.