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POV: The laws we thought were protecting us and our environment really don’t

Spoiler alert: Unless your state constitution says so, you do not have the fundamental right to protect yourself from state-sanctioned environmental harm that robs you of your health, your safety, or the sanctity of your home.

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Ohio coal-fired power plant could close after EPA decision

The EPA decided to revoke the James M. Gavin power plant's permit to dump coal ash into unlined pits.
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What progressives misunderstand about fighting climate change

Private investment in clean-energy technology is skyrocketing, and even Big Oil is starting to realize there is no future in fossil fuels.

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SCOTUS is turning up the heat on climate change

Adequately describing just how destructive the last 10 days of the Supreme Court’s term was for our democracy, constitutional rights and the work to address and adapt to climate change is a murky task.

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Gas price spike pressures governors to lower taxes

Red and blue states alike are rushing to respond to soaring gas prices.
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Koala listed as endangered after Australian governments fail to halt its decline

No recovery plan for the Australian marsupial was in place despite it being identified as a requirement nine years ago.

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David Coursen: Enforcing environmental laws is a key to environmental justice

Now that the nation's eye is on racial justice, the Environmental and Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler has discovered that he wants "to solve the environmental justice issues we face today."

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