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Beto’s first major 2020 policy proposal is a $5 trillion climate plan
The presidential hopeful unveiled what he called “the most ambitious climate plan in the history of the United States” in a 40-second Twitter video, gesticulating wildly on a backdrop of luscious flora in Yosemite Valley, California.
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What will a Jones Act waiver mean for Puerto Rico’s 100% renewable energy goal?
Both Trump and Puerto Rico’s governor are in favor of the move, but for very different reasons.
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Joe Biden wants to be the anti-Trump. Here’s what that could mean for climate policy.
The former veep will inherit Obama's climate record -- both the good bits and the bad ones.
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Washington and Nevada join the swelling list of states aiming for 100% clean power
“In our wildest expectations, we couldn’t have anticipated this much action this quickly.”
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Internal document: Zinke’s big border drug bust nabbed a lot of pot
In the name of protecting federal land, Interior cops caught a lot of weed at the southern border.
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Jay Inslee turns up the pressure on the DNC to host a climate debate
“Each 2020 candidate needs to have a concrete plan to take on this challenge — and we deserve to hear those plans,” Inslee wrote.
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John Hickenlooper has a curious connection to a Trump Cabinet secretary
He often ended up aligned with David Bernhardt’s lobbying firm on fracking and supporting the oil and gas industry.
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New York City’s newly passed Green New Deal, explained
Wondering what’s included in New York City’s Green New Deal? We break down the newly passed Climate Mobilization Act.
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Here’s where all the official Democratic presidential candidates stand on climate
Though there are many small distinctions between the 18 presidential hopefuls on climate policy, there are two issues where there is meaningful daylight between candidates: nuclear energy and carbon taxes.
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What drought? These states are gearing up to draw more water from the Colorado.
Planned pipelines and dams could divert more than 300,000 acre-feet of water from the beleaguered Colorado River.