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There’s a fight brewing in D.C. over the future of the green movement
As we hurtle closer to a 2 degrees Celsius of warming, the split between these two groups is widening into a chasm.
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Protecting public lands was a winning platform in elections out West
Conservation groups are hailing the victories as a rebuke of the Trump administration’s policies.
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Young activists and Ocasio-Cortez push Pelosi for Green New Deal
We ask an activist: How does protesting Pelosi spur climate action?
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![Motorists queue to fuel at a Shell petrol station on September 6, 2018, in Nairobi as a strike called by petroleum transporters protesting against new government tax enters its fourth day.]()
![Motorists queue to fuel at a Shell petrol station on September 6, 2018, in Nairobi as a strike called by petroleum transporters protesting against new government tax enters its fourth day.]()
Voters hate gas taxes. Here’s how California beat the odds.
Three big takeaways from California beating the odds on gas taxes.
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![The iconic 'Welcome To Las Vegas' sign built in 1959, is now powered by solar energy as of Jan. 8. The three 25- foot tall 'Solar Tree' towers, with photovoltiac cell arrays , power the famous sign. A public-private partnership of community groups and businesses came together to design and fully fund the project.]()
![The iconic 'Welcome To Las Vegas' sign built in 1959, is now powered by solar energy as of Jan. 8. The three 25- foot tall 'Solar Tree' towers, with photovoltiac cell arrays , power the famous sign. A public-private partnership of community groups and businesses came together to design and fully fund the project.]()
Why Nevada upped its renewable energy standards (and Arizona didn’t)
Both states are potential solar hotspots, but only one took a step closer to reaching its promise.
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![Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, participates in the House Democrats' news conference on the Republican budget on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.]()
![Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, participates in the House Democrats' news conference on the Republican budget on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.]()
Science returns to the House
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology may finally live up to its name.
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What Washington and Oregon taught us about climate action on the ballot
Two climate-friendly taxes, two different results.
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![New Mexico Governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham blows kisses to supporters following her acceptance speech during midterms' election night in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.]()
![New Mexico Governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham blows kisses to supporters following her acceptance speech during midterms' election night in Albuquerque, N.M., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.]()
The election cleared the way for bold climate policy in these 6 states
These state legislatures are now controlled by Democrats with climate-friendly governors like Michelle Lujan Grisham and Jared Polis.
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3 climate winners (and losers) from the California midterms
Climate (mostly) won big in California.
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How did the environment do on the 2018 ballot?
It wasn't the climate's best day, but it wasn't all bad news.
