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Why is EPA chief Gina McCarthy speaking at a conference full of private water company execs?
Private water firms have screwed over cities and citizens around the world, including Flint, Michigan.
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The backstory on Standing Rock, the federal government, and tribal sovereignty
A primer on the body of law that has everything to do with the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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5 lessons activists can learn from Florida’s successful ballot fight to defend solar
Floridians voted Republican on Nov. 8, and at the same time they rejected an anti-solar ballot amendment.
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Obama just missed a big chance to boost wind power
The federal government doesn’t favor renewable projects over fossil fuels on public land. It should.
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How economics are driving the Dakota Access Pipeline
The powers behind the project will benefit, but almost no one else will.
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The NYC traffic guru who coined the term “gridlock” has a plan to fix it
By focusing on neighborhood needs, Sam Schwartz’s MOVE NY could succeed where other NYC traffic-reduction and transit-funding efforts have failed.
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Environmental organizations see an outpouring of support post-election
"Apparently the sixth stage of grief is activism.”
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What type of plane is least bad for the planet?
No plane is good for the climate, but some are better than others. Advice columnist Umbra Fisk reveals why.
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Obama could still permanently protect the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Here’s how.
The Interior Department's five-year plan limits oil and gas leasing, but could be undone by Trump.
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What’s better: New solar panels or old hydropower?
A reader wonders about the benefits of solar panels since her local grid is already pretty green. Umbra plugs in.
