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Students and faculty at Ohio State respond to bill that would restrict college discussions of climate policies

A bill proposed in the Ohio General Assembly includes a provision that designates climate policy as a “controversial belief or policy” and says faculty must “encourage students to reach their own conclusions about all controversial beliefs or policies and shall not seek to inculcate any social, political, or religious point of view.”

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Saskatchewan residents taking province to court to try to force climate action

Lynn Oliphant, 80, tries to reduce his ecological footprint as much as he can. He wants the Saskatchewan government to start doing the same.

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Alex Trembath, Vijaya Ramachandran: The Malthusians are back

Climate activists who worry that the world has too many people are joining an ugly tradition.
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Peggy Shepard dallas conyers climate activism
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How EJ activists helped reverse U.S. opposition to climate aid

U.S. environmental justice advocates used their pull with the Biden administration and congressional Democrats to break through years of entrenched American opposition to a new climate compensation fund for the world’s poor — helping deliver the most important outcome at last month’s United Nations climate talks.

Activist attacks on famous paintings decrease support for addressing climate change, study finds
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Activist attacks on famous paintings decrease support for addressing climate change, study finds

The recent spate of high-profile protests by young climate change activists, such as throwing soup at famous paintings in museums or stopping traffic on busy roadways, makes the public less likely to support action to address climate change, according to a new survey conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.
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COP27 youth climate activism

COP27: Without Greta, activists make waves at climate summit

Young campaigners say they are calling out "greenwashing" at COP27 from the inside.
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COP27 & The Paris Agreement
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The Paris Agreement is working … for now

The world’s much-maligned climate treaty has produced some stunning results.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump policies could curb progress on electric trucks and buses

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Trump's approach to U.S. power grid could slow critical expansion

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Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

CLIMATE
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Climate extremes disrupt U.S. with blizzards, wildfires and record heat

Water pipes being installed in a trench.

Wildfires threaten drinking water as ash and chemicals pollute watersheds