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Senators Try to Sabotage Obama’s Climate Plan
The U.S. Senate is trying to put President Obama’s Clean Power Plan on hold in advance of international climate talks in Paris, but Obama’s veto pen is at the ready.
Read MoreIn North Dakota, Fracking Could Become Even More Dangerous
Every boom must bust, and as oil prices fall, hydraulic fracturing operations in North Dakota cut costs and put workers at risk.
Read MoreNational Parks Go Toe-to-Toe with ‘Big Water’ Over Plastic Bottle Waste
Big Water is challenging a National Park Service initiative to replace bottled water sales at their parks with free water bottle filling stations.
Read MoreBudget Shenanigans Put Clean Water Rules in Jeopardy
Congress must pass an upcoming spending bill to avoid a government budget crisis, but it is full of environmental riders that threaten to dismantle clean water protections.
Read MoreSmall Island Nation Makes Big Contribution to Conservation
The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau just created a marine sanctuary larger than the state of California, inspiring others to follow its lead in ocean conservation.
Read MoreVictory in New Mexico Stops Latest Case of Solar Discrimination
Faced with declining sales and increasing renewable energy usage, many utilities are taking aim at rooftop solar.
Read MoreParis 2015: Signaling a Sea Change in the Global Climate Fight?
World leaders must craft a climate plan in Paris ambitious enough to spur new investments in renewable energy and to keep emissions reduction targets falling in the years to come.
Read MorePoison Pills in Spending Bills Threaten Our Air, Water and Wildlife
The terms of last week’s budget agreement between the Obama administration and Congress were an achievement, but the fate of environmental “ideological riders” is yet to be determined.
Read MoreStronger Protections in Store for Farmworkers and Families
The EPA signals stronger safeguards against pesticide exposure.
Read MoreThe Fracking Trade-Off: Dirty Energy for Explosive Accidents
In the middle of a beautiful Ohio summer, explosions, fires and a massive fish die-off at a fracking well emphasized the dangers inherent in working in the fracking industry.
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