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What if a city decides it can live without a freeway?
Inside the push to tear down an Oakland freeway
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Bernie Sanders talked climate on Fox News — and it was a hit
“We have got, as a nation, to reject Trump’s idea that climate change is a hoax.”
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Natural history museum to host anti-natural honoree Jair Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro, who wants to open up Brazil's Amazon rainforest for deforestation, will a guest of honor at the climate-conscious American Museum of Natural History.
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Is Bolsonaro the Trump of the Tropics or is Trump the Bolsonaro of the States?
Both leaders have weakened their countries’ environmental policies with a series of pro-industry appointees.
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Just how bad for you is breathing in air pollution? Well, it depends whom you ask.
A vast body of evidence links air pollution and mortality. But a Trump administration appointee wants the EPA to ignore much of it.
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The latest House climate hearing went about as well as you’d expect
John Kerry deserves some kind of award (in addition to his Purple Hearts) for responding to a slew of truly dumb questions on Tuesday with his signature composure.
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Fight over Puerto Rico funds puts Senate disaster aid package on hold
Trump's tweets about Puerto Rico just made it harder for the Senate to pass a relief package for all U.S. disaster victims.
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Will Congress leave the Colorado River high and dry?
The river needs a rescue plan -- 40 million people depend on it.
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5 facts to make you smarter than the president on Puerto Rico
We’ve compiled a list of actual truths about Puerto Rico and its post-Hurricane Maria recovery.
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ACLU sues South Dakota over new pipeline protester law
Even if you don’t live in South Dakota, you could be held liable for encouraging pipeline protesters there, according to a newly signed state bill.