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Trump Moves Forward On Biggest Environmental Rollback To Date Amid Pandemic Chaos
The administration unveiled its final rule to gut Obama-era auto emissions standards as the COVID-19 pandemic rages.
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States Quietly Pass Laws Criminalizing Fossil Fuel Protests Amid Coronavirus Chaos
Over the past two weeks, Kentucky, South Dakota and West Virginia approved new laws meant to discourage Dakota Access-style protests. More are on the way.
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Trump Goes Full ‘Shock Doctrine’ As Pandemic Rages
The administration is pushing its pro-polluter agenda as the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 rises.
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What It's Like To Not Have Running Water During A Pandemic
Thwarting the coronavirus means washing hands and staying hydrated. That's not easy for the 2 million Americans still without plumbing in 2020.
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House Democrats Add Climate Rules To Stimulus Bill But Fall Short Of Progressive Calls
The bill targets the airline industry for emissions cuts in particular.
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Here's What Trump's Environmental Agencies Were Doing During The Pandemic This Week
They approved pipelines and gold mines while attacking science as the death toll rises from the novel coronavirus and mass layoffs begin.
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Airline Union Leader: ‘The Casualties Are Starting To Pile Up’
As Congress weighs an aviation bailout that could top $100 billion, unions want that money to keep workers on the payroll.
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Airline Union Leader To Push For New Climate Rules Amid Fight Over Bailout
As airline layoffs mount due to the coronavirus' unprecedented economic shock, the influential Association of Flight Attendants plans to push for emissions cuts.
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If We Bail Out Airlines, It Better Come With Climate Rules
The 2008 auto bailout led to stricter tailpipe emissions rules. In the “flight shame" era, shouldn’t the aviation industry buck up on fuel efficiency and electric planes?
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Utilities Face Pressure To Stop Shutting Off Services Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Companies are voluntarily halting disconnects over unpaid bills, but advocates warn there’s no legal obligation to do so amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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The Absurdity Of Trump’s Bid To Bail Out The Oil And Gas Industry
As the Trump administration considers aid for companies hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, it'll be difficult to defend including oil drillers and gas frackers.
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Plummeting Oil Prices Could Force A Reckoning For The American Fracking Boom
A price war led by Saudi Arabia and Russia is crushing the price per barrel just as the coronavirus is hurting demand.
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Michigan Is Facing An ‘All-Out Assault On Water.’ Will It Swing The State In 2020?
The Great Lake State sits at the confluence of America’s intersecting water crises.
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Pro-Trump Climate Denial Group Lays Off Staff Amid Financial Woes, Ex-Employees Say
The Heartland Institute is the think tank paying the far-right German teen known as the “Anti-Greta.”
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Green New Deal Backers Go Head-To-Head With Koch Money In Texas Congressional Race
But some worry the progressive movement’s massive bet on 26-year-old Jessica Cisneros’s campaign to unseat Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) is becoming too risky.
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New York Democrats Battled Bloomberg As Mayor. Now Some Back His 2020 Blitz.
The billionaire former Republican is wooing former foes in the Democratic Party’s centrist wing as his progressive critics mount.
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Amy Klobuchar Has Been Weirdly Quiet About A Massive Mining Controversy In Her Home State
The Chilean firm looking to build a copper-nickel mine near a Minnesota wilderness area has a connection to the Trump family and a record of pollution overseas.
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This Little-Known 2020 Race In Texas Could Shift Fossil Fuel Politics
The Democratic primary for a critical regulatory position is coming down to how aggressively — not whether to — crack down on the oil and gas industry.
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Michael Bloomberg Has A Communism Problem
He defends his personal fortune by defending Xi Jinping.