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A first for a presidential debate

Biden schooled Trump on environmental justice during the second presidential debate.

Emily Pontecorvo October 23, 2020

How Arizona’s attorney general is weaponizing climate fears to keep out immigrants

As the right grapples with what comes after climate denial, a Copper State lawsuit suggests creeping ‘eco-fascism’ in Europe may be a model.

Alexander C. Kaufman Politics May 4, 2021

Young candidates are making climate change a local election issue

In Florida, Michigan, and Oregon, three millennial Democrats believe climate action will be a winning issue with conservative voters.

Marianne Dhenin Science October 31, 2020

‘There’s no alternative’: Louisiana’s ambitious plan to stay above water

Louisiana has a $1.5 billion plan to slow sea-level rise and BP is paying for it.

Zoya Teirstein Climate March 16, 2021

Oregon’s last coal plant bites the dust

It’s always good news for the environment when a coal plant closes — but when a state’s only coal-fired power plant shuts down? That’s a true milestone.

Zoya Teirstein October 19, 2020

A caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA

The case for conservation leasing

Federal rules make it illegal for environmentalists to lease oil- and gas-rich lands in order to protect them. It’s time for that to change.

Shawn Regan Fix February 2, 2021

More than 50 countries commit to protecting 30% of Earth’s land and oceans

Coalition says promise is key to preventing mass extinctions and ensuring clean air and water.

Fiona Harvey, the Guardian & Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian Science January 17, 2021

Amy Townsend-Small and assistant measuring methane from well

One researcher’s quest to quantify the environmental cost of abandoned oil wells

Unplugged wells could be quietly leaking millions of pounds of methane in West Texas.

Naveena Sadasivam & Christopher Collins Energy April 5, 2021

Will states use the Capitol riot to crack down on pipeline protests?

In the riot’s aftermath, Ohio quietly joined a dozen states that have legislated harsh new penalties for environmental activism.

Naveena Sadasivam Politics January 15, 2021

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