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Hellish Heat Grips Half The Country
The current wave of sweltering temperatures and humidity is a preview of life in a warming world.
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Trump EPA Refuses To Ban Chlorpyrifos, A Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Children
The Trump administration handed big industry another win.
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Native Hawaiians Arrested During Protests Over Massive Telescope
The $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope set to be built atop Hawaii's tallest peak has been the subject of controversy for a decade.
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Copper Mining Devastated Montana. Now An Industry Comeback Is On The Horizon.
The Treasure State looks poised to permit its first new copper mine in decades. Sandfire says it will raise the environmental bar — a promise Montanans have heard before.
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Big Insurer Ditches Coal Coverage In Win For Climate Action Groups
Chubb becomes first major U.S. insurance company to restrict coverage for coal, citing the threat of climate change.
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Trump’s Attack On Climate Science Echoes Big Oil’s 1998 Denial Campaign
The oil industry hatched a plan to recruit scientists to sow doubt about the climate change threat. The White House carries that torch.
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World Headed For ‘Climate Apartheid,’ UN Expert Warns
The climate crisis threatens human rights and could push another 120 million people into poverty by 2030, a U.N. report says.
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There’s A New Guide For Saving Corals In A Warming World
A new report outlines a framework to help world leaders assess the risks and benefits of using radical tools to build reef resilience.
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Hackers Held Radiohead Music For Ransom. The Band Turned It Into A Benefit For Climate Action.
Instead of paying $150,000 for stolen archives, the rock group released them to raise money for Extinction Rebellion.
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House Panel Investigates Whether U.S. Funds Anti-Poaching Efforts Linked To Rights Abuses
The probe follows a BuzzFeed News investigation into anti-poaching groups funded by conservation organization World Wide Fund for Nature.
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Trump Gets GOP Pushback On Plan To Lay Off Federal Workers
Mitch McConnell and other Republicans aren't thrilled to see cuts to a federal job corps program hitting their own constituents.
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Fears Mount That Trump Will Green-Light Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon
A new administrative report calls for a "thorough review" of all mining bans.
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What We Know About Tornadoes And Climate Change
Research shows there's been an increase in tornado clusters and that twister activity is shifting eastward. Is there a fingerprint of planetary warming?
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Scientists Warn We Could Be In For Another Active Hurricane Season
Storms last year caused $50 billion in damage.
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Interior Chief Can’t Shake Comment About Not Losing Sleep Over Climate Change
David Bernhardt’s apathy about the global crisis has become fuel for Democrats, including a few running for president.
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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Faces An Uphill Battle With Climate Hawks
The 2020 Democratic hopeful says he’s serious about fighting climate change. Progressives worry he’d take a “middle ground” approach.
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EPA Watchdog Finds Scott Pruitt Racked Up $124,000 In ‘Excessive’ Travel Costs
The former Environmental Protection Agency administrator resigned in disgrace last year.
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Climate Change Drives Collapse Of Baby Corals In Great Barrier Reef
The catastrophic die-off from recent ocean heat waves severely affected the reef's ability to produce new corals and bounce back.
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Interior Nominee’s Swampy Industry Ties Take Center Stage At Confirmation Hearing
The former oil and gas lobbyist said Thursday that extending his ethics recusals would leave him “handcuffed.”
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Interior Dept. Nominee’s Rise A Win For His Former Lobbying Clients
New analysis shows ex-clients of longtime lobbyist David Bernhardt have had dozens of meetings with top agency officials.