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The House passes a climate bill for the first time in a freaking decade
The bill is aimed at reaffirming American commitment to the Paris Agreement, a global climate accord that President Trump unceremoniously tried to ditch six months into his presidency.
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‘Our last truly wild place’: New documentary takes you on a trip to the Texas border
Most Americans don't really know what the southern border looks like. “The River and the Wall” is trying to change that.
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GOP Rep. Mike Simpson: It’s my party, and I’ll fight climate change if I want to
“Climate change is a reality,” said Rep. Simpson, Republican of Idaho. “Go look at your thermometer."
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The Koch brothers are funding Facebook’s newest fact-checking partner
Is Facebook trying to solve its fake news problem by partnering with ... climate deniers?
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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.
