News
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The New York Times’ unwarranted attack on my air conditioner
I'm sorry if I took this a little personally.
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The farm bill passes the Senate — and it’s not all bad news
A quick recap of what's in the version of the bill that the Senate passed -- including the amendments we suggested keeping an eye on.
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Stuffing the ground full of toxic fluid turns out to be a bad idea
A new report from ProPublica estimates the extent to which wastewater wells are leaking across the country – often due to operator error.
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Today in weather events that are clearly not related to climate change
What could be causing all of these wildfires, floods, and heat waves? We may never know. It's not global warming, though. We know that.
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NYC’s first day of summer: White hot, hungry for power
Temperatures on the east coast are spiking – and so is electricity usage. Take a sneak peek at the future.
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Since 2001, one activist a week has died defending the environment
With increased competition for scarce resources, it's hard to believe that the problem won't get worse.
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EPA to consider whether Alabama landfill violates community’s civil rights
The complaint, filed by residents of a predominantly African-American community, argues that the landfill is a discriminatory violation of the Civil Rights Act.
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Updates from the Rio Earth Summit, day one
We'll keep this updated as announcements are made over the course of the day.
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Will the Senate make you inhale mercury? We find out today
The Senate is set to vote on a new regulation from the EPA. What does it all mean? We answer your questions.