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Environment
As the Biosphere Dies, So Do We: Using the Power of Nature to Heal the Planet
Some experts believe it is essential to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide via natural processes.
Pipeline that Exploded in Pennsylvania Part of Push for Petrochemical Network
The expansion of plastics manufacturing in the region is also raising concerns due to the extensive use of fracked gas.
National Park Officials Removed Climate Change From Report Due to “Sensitivity”
Climate change is already affecting parks.
Protesters Disrupt Gov. Jerry Brown’s San Francisco Climate Summit
Indigenous and climate justice activists blocked the main entrance in protest.
Is Cap-and-Trade an Effective Tool to Limit Emissions or a License to Pollute?
Cap-and-trade has split many environmentalist groups.
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Spared From Hunters as Court Decides Their Fate
The Trump administration is rolling back federal wildlife protections and expanding hunting on public lands.
Hurricane Florence Could Blast Billions of Gallons of Hog Feces Into Waterways
Experts warn Hurricane Florence could kill thousands of farm animals and trigger catastrophic waste spills.
Bill McKibben to Jerry Brown: We Must Keep the Oil in the Soil
Bill McKibben, the co-founder of 350.org, discusses more.
End of “Net-Metering” Casts Shadow Over Future of New York Solar
Several states have either ended or weakened net-metering under political pressure from large utilities.
Trump Lights the Fuse on a Deadly Methane Bomb
Take everything happening now and increase it by an order of magnitude.