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Wildlife Markets Are Ticking Time Bombs For Epidemics Like Coronavirus
Amid a lethal outbreak, China faces growing calls to ban wild animal markets for good.
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Trump Finalizes Industry Friendly Plans For Gutted Utah Monuments
Officials said the management plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments provide "certainty" to businesses and communities.
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6 Times Trump Ramped Up His Assault On The Environment Since 2020's Start
But count on the president to greenwash his rapidly worsening record in tonight's State of the Union address.
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Trump Administration Shoots Down Migratory Bird Protections
The new rule would cement 2017 guidance that protects energy companies and other entities from being prosecuted for unintentionally killing birds.
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Joe Biden Said No Scientist Supports Bernie Sanders’ Climate Plan. Dozens Just Did.
Sanders' Green New Deal "is not only possible, but it must be done if we want to save the planet," a letter signed by 57 scientists said.
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New Trump Rule Rolls Back Decades Of Clean Water Protections
The new water rule, finalized Thursday, will be "among this administration’s dirtiest, most dangerous deeds,” an environmental lawyer warned.
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Court Tosses Landmark Youth Climate Change Lawsuit
The lawsuit from 21 children and young adults argued that the federal government has failed to act to address global climate change.
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Interior Dept. Lawyer Told Congress He Had No Contact With Koch Network. Not True.
Daniel Jorjani reached out to his former employer Charles Koch Foundation for advice and repeatedly met with a longtime Koch network operative.
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UN Biodiversity Plan Calls For Protecting 30% Of Earth By 2030
Species are being wiped out at a terrifying rate. Ending the crisis requires swift global action.
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Fossil Fuel Companies Get Enormous Play At UN Meetings
The international tobacco treaty bars corporate influence at its negotiations. So why aren't the largest carbon emitters banned from climate conferences?
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Trump's Latest Environmental Rollback Is A Middle Finger To Common Sense
The new proposal would mean federal agencies wouldn't have to weigh effects on climate when reviewing infrastructure projects.
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EPA’s Superfund Program, A Trump Priority, Is In Shambles
It turns out it's hard to clean up toxic waste without money.
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Interior Department Cut ‘Sexual Orientation’ From Anti-Discrimination Guideline
Its explanation shows that the administration is talking out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to LGBTQ rights.
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At UN Climate Summit, Greta Thunberg Lifts Up Science, Blasts World Leaders
The Swedish activist accused politicians and big business of using “clever accounting and creative PR” to create the appearance of climate action.
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The Gas Industry’s Bid To Kill A Town’s Fossil Fuel Ban
Brookline, Massachusetts, passed a measure prohibiting new oil and gas pipes, the first on the East Coast.
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Greta Thunberg Joins Massive Protest At Site Of UN Climate Summit
The 16-year-old climate activist arrived in Madrid by train after sailing by catamaran across the Atlantic — all part of an effort to use carbon-free transportation.
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Congressional Leaders At UN Climate Summit: ‘We're Still In’
House and Senate Democrats assured world leaders discussing the Paris climate agreement at a United Nations conference in Madrid that the U.S. "will be back."
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Declaring A Presidential Emergency On The Climate Is A Dangerous Idea
Given the appearance of a "one and done" solution and the potential for the far right to co-opt emergency powers, experts warn a declaration could backfire.