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These elite universities have a fossil fuel problem
For years, oil companies have funded some of the top climate scientists at Ivy League universities. But as scandals accumulate, maybe that will start to change.
Atlanta’s “Cop City” and the vital fight for urban forests
The people protesting “Cop City”—at tremendous personal cost—deserve our support. They’re defending a vital public health and climate resource.
The climate apocalypse will be Google mapped
Google Maps’s air quality indicators and wildfire warnings suggest one approach to a warming world. It’s grim.
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The Atlanta police shooting is a warning sign for the safety of environmental activists
Environmental defenders get killed at appalling rates in other countries. Could that trend come to the U.S.?
Corporate America reserves the right to kill you with soot pollution
All the usual suspects have lined up against the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed tightening of air pollution regulations.
Fracking poisoned this town’s water. now frackers are being allowed back in.
Pennsylvania authorities have ended a moratorium on fracking in the town of Dimock, highlighting the contradictory nature of fossil fuel politics in the region.
The problem with Silent Spring environmentalism
A new history of the environmental movement places too much emphasis on famous figures like Rachel Carson and shies away from confronting failures.
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