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Americans Red and Blue Unite Against Trump’s Plan to Drill the Atlantic

Americans Red and Blue Unite Against Trump’s Plan to Drill the Atlantic

By Jeff Turrentine President Trump, to put it mildly, hasn’t worked too hard to bring Democrats and Republicans together on many issues. By almost any account, the partisan divide in this country today is wider than it’s been in living memory, certainly wider than it was before he took office. But on one issue, at […]

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    Senators Pitch Carbon Tax Legislation

    Senators Pitch Carbon Tax Legislation

    By David Doniger As the nation and the world swelter through another year of extraordinary heat, storms, drought and disrupted weather, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Brian Schatz introduced carbon fee legislation Wednesday to help curb the heat-trapping pollution that drives this dangerous climate disruption. Representatives Earl Blumenauer and David Cicilline are introducing companion legislation in […]

    Are Corporate Ties Influencing Reuters Science Coverage?

    Are Corporate Ties Influencing Reuters Science Coverage?

    By Stacy Malkan Ever since they classified the world’s most widely used herbicide as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” a team of international scientists at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research group have been under withering attack by the agrichemical industry and its surrogates. In a front-page series, The Monsanto Papers, the French newspaper Le […]

    The Many Reasons to Be Skeptical Over Rick Perry’s Grid Study

    The Many Reasons to Be Skeptical Over Rick Perry’s Grid Study

    By Lisa Hymas Energy Sec. Rick Perry has ordered his department to produce a study on whether the ongoing shift toward renewable energy is affecting the reliability of the electrical grid. A number of experts, clean-energy advocates and politicians on both sides of the aisle believe the study is intended to be biased in favor […]

    States Sue EPA for Failing to Ban Toxic Pesticide

    States Sue EPA for Failing to Ban Toxic Pesticide

    By Farron Cousins In late March, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt decided that his agency would not place an outright ban on a pesticide manufactured by Dow Chemical called chlorpyrifos. The decision came after a federal court ordered the EPA to make a final decision on whether or not to ban the […]

    World’s Most Effective Environmental Treaty Turns 30

    World’s Most Effective Environmental Treaty Turns 30

    By David Doniger and Alex Hillbrand This is a big year for the Montreal Protocol—the 30th anniversary of the world’s most successful environmental protection agreement. Every country on Earth is a party to this treaty, which has prevented catastrophic destruction of the ozone layer that protects us from the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation. Phasing out […]

    Floating Solar Farms Crop Up in California

    Floating Solar Farms Crop Up in California

    By Corey Binns In Sonoma, California, the most important renewable resource will always be grapes. Sonoma’s vineyards, framed by picturesque rolling green hills, produce some of the best wines on the planet; tourists flock to the region to sample the latest pinots and admire the scenery. “People like the rolling, grassy hills,” said local resident […]

    Why Nevada’s Governor Must Sign Renewable Energy Bill

    Why Nevada’s Governor Must Sign Renewable Energy Bill

    By Dylan Sullivan Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard requires electricity providers like NV Energy to buy a minimum amount of electricity from renewable sources like solar, geothermal and wind. Assembly Bill 206, sponsored by Assemblyman Chris Brooks, would increase the renewable standard so that it requires electricity providers to get 40 percent of their electricity from […]