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Climate education suffers from partisan culture wars

Climate change education has been caught in the crossfire of the culture wars. While some U.S. states are boosting climate literacy, others are effectively miseducating children by depriving them of the skills they’ll need to face the biggest challenge of their generation.

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‘Greenhushing’: Why some companies quietly hide their climate pledges

It is no longer fashionable for some corporations to tout their environmental goals, as right-wing groups target them for public commitments.

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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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Why the gas industry is spending millions to fight a ban in Eugene, OR

The gas industry plans to spend millions to defeat Eugene, Ore.’s ban on gas in newly built homes. If it succeeds, it could shape the industry’s national strategy.
Conservatives attack companies for being too 'woke' on climate

Conservatives attack companies for being too 'woke' on climate

Conservatives in the U.S. have targeted firms for their environmental policies, but many companies are standing their ground.
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This is the perfect plan to rewild the American West. There’s just one problem: politics.

Western Rewilding Network calls for replacing livestock grazing on public lands with protected habitat for two of the most controversial wild species.

Republicans threaten Wall Street over climate positions

Republicans threaten Wall Street over climate positions

BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase and other asset managers face complaints from the left — and threats from the right.
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