Environment

These Cities Are Setting the Standard for Clean Energy Worldwide

Burlington, Vermont—the hometown of "Crazy Bernie"—is showing the nation the green way by running completely on renewable energy. Other cities, around the world, are following its lead, a crucial first…

January 22, 2017
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Students Plan National Day of Action Against Trump's Climate Denial

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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Varshini Prakash say we need to build a movement to protect the planet for future generations.

January 22, 2017
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Interior Secretary Nominee Zinke Supports Fracking and Drilling on Public Lands

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While serving in the house, Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke voted against land, water, and species protections, says Randi Spivak of the Center for Biological Diversity.

January 21, 2017
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Scott Pruitt Acknowledges Climate Change While Denying Scientific Consensus of Human Responsibility

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There's a last-ditch effort by the energy industry to halt a transition from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and renewables, and it's reflected in Trump's picks to head the EPA…

January 20, 2017
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Trump Picks Agribusiness & Chemical Industry Darling Sonny Perdue as Secretary of Agriculture

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Trump has just nominated former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to be secretary of agriculture. Perdue ran a grain and fertilizer business before becoming Georgia’s first Republican governor since Reconstruction. Environmental…

January 19, 2017
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Climate Denier Scott Pruitt Faces Protests at Senate Hearing as 2016 Is Declared Hottest Year Ever

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On Wednesday, scientists with both NASA and NOAA—the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—confirmed 2016 was the hottest year on record, topping the previous record set in 2015, which topped