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A new study points to everyday household chemicals as a major contributor to air pollution. Plus: the new White House budget is bad news for the EPA, and one politician is silenced for speaking out against the role of corporate interests in politics.
New studies shine a light on how climate crisis is affecting our mental and emotional well-being.
The island’s governor wants to sell its bankrupted state-owned utility, PREPA. But that may turn out to be a bad move.
It’s the biggest move yet in the legal battle over global warming. Plus: the Trump administration wants to drill for oil off the entire US coastline, and Ryan Zinke is trying to reshape the Department of the Interior.
The rollbacks are part of a systemic effort to deregulate industry, but if 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill is any indication, eliminating the rules could end up costing more.
Antibiotic use in livestock declines for the first time ever, and prison inmates are risking their lives to fight California's wildfires, for just a few measly bucks a day.
Renewables take a hit in the new tax plan, and the Alaskan Arctic is opened for drilling. Plus: Shell doubles its investment in green energy, and in a historic move, President Trump shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
The trend comes at a time when large, commercial farms are scooping up land and consolidating operations.
After nine years of controversy, the Keystone XL pipeline finally gets the green light (sort of). Plus: the Senate moves toward including Alaska oil drilling in its tax bill, and some tips to cutting down on waste during the holiday.
States and cities lead the way at COP23, while the White House promotes oil and coal. Plus: geoengineering and bike-sharing make their way into the mainstream, and Instagrammers are #lovingnaturetoohard.
The only reason the Climate Science Special Report (CSSR) is news is because the Trump administration is so hostile to its message. Plus: climate talks begin, and microplastics are everywhere.
The Whitefish contract is canceled but lives on in infamy (and investigations), plus: there's lots of bad news for the climate this week.
