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Puerto Rico swears in third governor in less than a week
#1 made fun of Hurricane Maria victims, #2 was an unconstitutionally appointed former coal lobbyist, #3 is Secretary of Justice Wanda Vázquez.
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A former coal lobbyist is Puerto Rico’s new governor … for now
Who is Pedro Pierluisi, and why is Puerto Rico's Senate already suing to stop him?
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What’s in the way of this Texas pipeline? A cute songbird.
The golden-cheeked warbler gets recruited to help stop Kinder Morgan's 430-mile pipeline.
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2020 Democrats are still unclear on how to stop the next Flint water crisis
Few, if any, of the 20 presidential hopefuls at the Detroit debates offered a clear vision of how to guarantee the water flowing from the nation’s aging pipes won’t make them sick, damage their children’s brains, and remain accessible as freshwater reserves dry up.
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In Detroit, Democratic candidates actually did some climate debating
It wasn't a climate debate, but candidates' discussion of how to combat warming is evolving.
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Marianne Williamson brought climate justice to the Democratic debate
Unlikely to win the Democratic nomination, the spiritual healer is surfacing important issues her party needs to grapple with.
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What to expect from the candidates on climate change during the Detroit debates
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, and Elizabeth Warren are jockeying for a slice of the climate action pie.
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Kamala Harris and Jay Inslee focus on climate justice ahead of Detroit debates
On Monday, Senator Kamala Harris and Washington state Governor Jay Inslee made announcements that position equity right smack in the middle of the conversation around what to do about climate change.
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Bernie Sanders among 2020 candidates joining the first-ever Native American political forum
Candidates will likely speak on voter ID laws and the recent spate of harsh new punishments for pipeline protesters.
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Wait, 40 percent of white evangelicals support the Green New Deal?
WWJD? Probably save the planet.
