Energy & the Environment
Editors' Picks
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Atlantic Surging, Virginia Sinking
Feb 23, 2015Rising sea level in Norfolk threatens the town, the Navy, and a state in denial.
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Markets, States, and the Green Transition
Mar 05, 2015To get renewable energy technologies into broad use, government needs to promote both supply and demand. Markets are too risk-averse.
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Want a Green New Deal? Then Challenge Global Capitalism
Feb 07, 2019As climate change accelerates, communities of color suffer while corporations continue to rake in profits and the wealthy flee to safer locales.
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Markey and Ocasio-Cortez Team Up on Green New Deal
Feb 01, 2019Can an intergenerational alliance solidify a Democratic consensus on climate?
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Nebraska’s Hidden Progressivism
Jan 23, 2019Despite GOP dominance in the heartland, a unique legislature, grassroots activism, and some forward-looking ballot measures have made for more nuanced politics in this red state.
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EPA Rollbacks: Hurting Americans Where They Live
Jan 14, 2019A look inside the agency’s Midwest office
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ExxonMobil Can’t Hide Its Climate Records Any Longer
Jan 11, 2019The Supreme Court has allowed Massachusetts to access the fossil fuel giant’s records—one of many legal challenges the company now faces.
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Puffins: Harbingers of Climate Change
Nov 05, 2018These small ocean birds are the proverbial canary in the coal mine as the ecology of their habitat worsens.
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Rough Roads Ahead if California Voters Repeal Their Gas Tax
Oct 30, 2018Beyond jeopardizing road repairs and mass transit, Prop. 6 would strike at the very nature of governance itself in the Golden State.
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The Hidden Hazards Beneath Trump’s Dismantling of the EPA
Oct 03, 2018The administration’s efforts to speed up the redevelopment of hazardous sites is one more step in its efforts to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency and put the public at risk.
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California Gears Up for a Gas Tax Clash
Sep 21, 2018The Golden State is often a harbinger of trends to come, such as recently passed fuel taxes and vehicle fees to finance long-overdue local and state transportation projects. But these are now imperiled by an anti-tax ballot initiative.
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Can the EPA Roll Back California's Clean Air Standards?
Aug 10, 2018The feds can regulate mileage, but the states can regulate smog.
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Will Scientists Gear Up for Activism in the Age of Trump?
Jul 12, 2018Last year’s March for Science marked an important milestone for a group that usually keeps a low political profile.
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Transportation Gridlock in the Northeast Bridges over Troubled Partisan Waters
Jul 09, 2018A new Sierra Club survey finds bipartisan agreement on the region’s public transportation woes and support for stronger efforts to deal with air pollution and climate change.
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Scott Pruitt’s Replacement at the EPA Will Likely Be Worse
Jul 06, 2018His heir apparent looks to be a far more effective dismantler of environmental protections.
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While China Picks Winners, Trump Picks Losers
Apr 17, 2018The Trump administration is eager to subsidize coal, but any help for the U.S. solar industry is decried as free-market interference.
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Not a Drill: Oil and Gas Exploration Dead in the Water for Governors
Feb 02, 2018With most coastal chief executives ready to battle to protect their seashores and fisheries, the Trump administration storms into the country’s first energy-environmental showdown.
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