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How Europe got hooked on Russian gas despite Reagan's warnings
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How Europe got hooked on Russian gas despite Reagan's warnings

A Soviet-era pipeline, opposed by the president but supported by the oil and gas industry, set up the dependency that today helps fund the Russian assault on Ukraine.
Opinion
REAGAN environment climate opinion
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David Jenkins: Reagan recognized the threat to the ozone layer; conservatives today should respond the same way to climate change

Climate change is a much more visible and advanced threat than it was in 1988, and we could use Reagan's brand of conservative leadership in tackling that problem.

Politics
Paul Krugman: Trump and his party of pollution
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Paul Krugman: Trump and his party of pollution

Environmental destruction may be their biggest legacy.
Causes
Pendley's Reagan years: Leasing zeal spurs coal 'fire sale'
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Pendley's Reagan years: Leasing zeal spurs coal 'fire sale'

As the Reagan administration planned its first Powder River Basin coal sale, William Perry Pendley pushed for the "highest possible level of leasing." Writing for the Interior Department's energy and minerals office, he declared, "'Excess' leasing neither degrades the environment nor creates community impacts."
Politics
Embattled BLM chief goes on the offensive
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Embattled BLM chief goes on the offensive

William Perry Pendley is well-acquainted with his perception among environmentalists, conservationists and even federal government bureaucrats: onetime Reagan administration official, skilled legal foe and self-proclaimed sagebrush rebel.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Pipette filling tubes with purple liquid in a lab.

Congress questions who’s in control as Trump budget cuts disrupt NIH research

Two turtles swim in green water.

Toxic algae are quietly killing wildlife and rewriting the rules of water

View of small icebergs floating on the water with dark mountains in the background.

Arctic spring heatwave linked to fossil fuel emissions shattered century-old records

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Jellyfish floating in the ocean

Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

Green coral on a reef.

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

Wildfire smoke in the distance with a forested hill in the foreground.

Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
A power plant emits pollution through a chimney located next to electricity transmission pylons.

Fossil fuel lobbyists are rewriting clean energy laws to keep methane gas on top

A flock of birds flies over a green field during daytime with trees and giant wind turbines in the background.

Simple fixes and smart tech could help wind farms save birds