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New York City Declares A Climate Emergency
The Big Apple follows 17 other U.S. cities, including San Francisco, Oakland and Hoboken, New Jersey.
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EPA Air Chief, Architect Of Key Pollution Rollbacks, Abruptly Departs Amid Ethics Probe
Bill Wehrum, the controversial assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, is leaving as House Democrats investigate his ties to former clients.
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Progressive Public Defender Tiffany Cabán Leads Close Primary; Race Too Close To Call
Insurgent leftist Tiffany Cabán holds a lead over Queens Borough President Melinda Katz in the Democratic race for Queens District Attorney, but Katz has not conceded.
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A Longshot Presidential Candidate Wants To Push Geoengineering Into The 2020 Climate Debate
Andrew Yang's White House bid has been marked by provocative ideas. His climate proposal could be his most jarring.
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Jay Inslee Declares War On Fossil Fuels With Plan To Make Industry Pay For Climate Change
The 2020 climate candidate's latest proposal calls for ending federal support for fossil fuels, ramping up prosecutions and putting a new spin on carbon pricing.
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Tiffany Cabán Is Fighting To Make Queens Policing Progressive -- And She’s Dragging Democrats With Her
But is the diverse borough ready for the revolution Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez started?
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Trump Deals Final Blow To Clean Power Plan, Obama’s Signature Climate Policy
The EPA unveiled its final proposal for the Affordable Clean Energy rule.
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Democratic Voters Overwhelmingly Support Hosting A Climate Debate, Poll Finds
Among registered voters, 41% want a climate-only debate. Among Democrats, that number surges to 64%.
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New York State Reaches Landmark Deal On Green New Deal-Style Climate Bill
If enacted, the bill would make New York the second big state — after California — to go for 100 percent carbon neutrality by midcentury.
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EPA Air Chief Gave Presentation At Fringe Climate Denier Event, New Emails Show
Bill Wehrum, a former corporate lawyer, joined three other EPA officials at a Cooler Heads Coalition gathering last year.
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New York City Bills Would Set The Stage To Replace Rikers Island Jail With A Solar Farm
Queens produces much of the city's dirty electricity and houses most of its prisoners. A new package of bills aims to "right wrongs."
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Green New Deal Picks Up 2 Major Union Endorsements As Labor Support Grows
A new poll shows more than half of American union members support the Green New Deal, as SEIU becomes the first national union to endorse the plan.
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Precious Brady-Davis Is Connecting The Dots
Climate change is affecting every social justice struggle. The environmental movement's best-known trans woman of color wants to make that link clear.
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Puerto Rico Is The Best Argument For The Green New Deal
The island, still struggling under the 2017 hurricane damage, shows why half-measure climate change policies won’t work.
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A 23-Year-Old Just Schooled Fox News On Costs Of The Green New Deal
“How did we pay for World War II? At the end of the day when something is this important our economy is going to suffer if we don’t pay for it.”
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Ocasio-Cortez Defiantly Promises A Green New Deal Congress Can’t Refuse
At an MSNBC town hall, the freshman congresswoman vowed to build a base strong enough to challenge the "market fundamentalists."
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Republican Efforts To Counter Green New Deal Show How Far Climate Debate Has Shifted
The Green New Deal resolution drama aside, two GOP lawmakers are pushing proposals that abandon the party's outright climate change denial.
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Green New Deal Resolution Fails In Senate As Most Democrats Vote 'Present'
Republicans mocked the proposal as cartoonish and hoped the vote would expose divisions in Democratic ranks.
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Democrats Point To Midwest Flood Victims To Counter GOP’s Green New Deal Attacks
As Republicans force a hasty Senate vote on the climate change plan, presidential candidates push to take it seriously.
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Bernie Sanders Campaign Becomes 2020's First To Promise To Offset Carbon Emissions
In a Democratic field where it's increasingly hard to stand out on climate change, the Vermont senator is quick on the draw with a time-tested campaign move.