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The Facts on Trump’s EPA Nominee

Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has made some questionable claims related to global warming, fracking and the Clean Power Plan.

December 15, 2016
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Chorus of Groups and Citizens Demand 100% Percent Renewable Energy by 2050

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Bills now in Congress would push for 100 percent renewable energy economy by 2050, while survey finds seven in 10 Americans support such action.

December 15, 2016
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Called It. 176,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled 150 Miles From Standing Rock Protests

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The Belle Fourche Pipeline ruptured near Belfield, ND this month, spilling 130,200 gallons of oil into the Ash Coulee Creek and 46,200 gallons onto the nearby hillside. The spill validates…

December 15, 2016
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Air and Water Quality

Thousands Of “Small” Oil Spills Are Destroying the Gulf of Mexico

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While the estimated more than 30,000 minor oil spills that occur each year don't garner much attention or clean-up funding, the damage they cause shouldn't be ignored. Until clean-energy alternatives…

December 14, 2016
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Air and Water Quality

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NOAA Issues 'Jaw-Dropping' Assessment on 'Unprecedented' Arctic Warming

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Latest Arctic Report Card finds that region's temperatures continue upward climb twice as fast as global temperature increase

December 14, 2016
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EPA Finally Concludes Fracking Pollutes Drinking Water

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"We urge the EPA to take into account its own findings and address the urgent need to protect clean water from fracking's harms," says Environment America