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Greenland Ice Sheet Melting 600 Percent Faster Than Predicted by Current Models
The faster-than-expected melt of the Greenland ice sheet is yet another example of climate models proving to be too conservative.
Read more...‘Biggest Oil Find’ of 2016 Puts Crown Jewel Texas Oasis in Crosshairs for Fracking
Texas is about to sacrifice one of its few sources of fresh water, as well as the wildlife in the area, to the oil industry.
Read more...Scott Pruitt Will Make America Great Again — For Polluters
Among Trump’s cabinet nominees, Scott Pruitt stands out in a bad way. Bill Moyers explains how he has represented energy interests over voters
Read more...Fast Fashion: A Few Thoughts Sparked by Recent News
Fast fashion is flourishing in the US, despite problematic labor practices and the considerable environmental costs it generates.
Read more...Waste Not, Want Not: Right to Repair Laws on Agenda in Some States
Right to repair laws are back on the agenda in five states. These measures would reduce costs and waste, and promote local repair services.
Read more...America’s Coming Water Affordability Crisis
A symptom of pressure on water quality and supply: over 40 million American citizens may be unable to afford water in the next five years.
Read more...The California Drought Is on Its Way Out, but Deeper Droughts Lie Ahead
California regularly leads national trends. Water scarcity is a prime example.
Read more...North Dakota Governor: DAPL Likely to Get Easement Once Trump Is President
Trump is likely to give DAPL, the Dakota Access Pipeline, an easement despite Army Corps of Engineers’ objections.
Read more...The Destructive Power of Preemption: How Congress Can Use It to Bar State Action on Climate
How federal preemption of environmental rules can stymie the plans of California and other states to ignore Trump’s policies.
Read more...Gauis Publius: North Pole 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal in December
Why you should be worried about abnormally hot temperatures at the North Pole.
Read more...Tom Engelhardt: The Future According to Trump
Gaming out some likely Trump scenarios.
Read more...Flint Water Crisis: Michigan AG Pursues Felony Indictments Against Former Emergency Managers
Felony indictments of managers promise some accountability in the Flint Water Crisis. Will this extend up the political chain of command?
Read more...Trump’s Carbon-Obsessed Energy Policy and the Coming Climate Nightmare
Trump plans to take the Palin “Drill, baby, drill” strategy to a new level.
Read more...The Standing Rock Sioux Will Be Ready To Take a Trump Challenge to Courts
The Sioux have a decent legal case against Trump Administration efforts to revive the Dakota Access pipeline.
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