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Oregon Republicans walk out and subvert democracy. Again.
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Oregon Republicans walk out and subvert democracy. Again.

The latest escalation mirrors growing anti-democratic sentiment in the national GOP.
California’s natural gas fight shows the false promise of “renewable natural gas”
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California’s natural gas fight shows the false promise of “renewable natural gas”

It’s no substitute for shifting to clean electricity.
The first fight about Democrats' climate Green New Deal
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The first fight about Democrats' climate Green New Deal

A key activist group has quietly dropped its support for carbon-capture technology, which scientists say will be crucial to fighting global warming.
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A Nobel for climate economics
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A Nobel for climate economics

Worthy of your time: A nuanced discussion on Twitter about winners William Nordhaus and Paul Romer.

Plenty of conversations erupted on Twitter after the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in economics to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, who pioneered environmental economics and efforts to create long-term sustainable economic growth.

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The Netherlands contemplates the world’s toughest climate law

A new Dutch proposal would put climate at the center of national politics.
Tribalism put Scott Pruitt in power. It may not be enough to save him.

Tribalism put Scott Pruitt in power. It may not be enough to save him.

He is pure Trumpism, but that doesn’t mean Trump will spare him.
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