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Community Power Offers Fukushima a Brighter, Cleaner Future
If clean, renewable, community energy continues to expand, the arguments to restart nuclear power plants and build new coal power plants will no longer hold sway.
The Student-Built Website That Keeps Government Climate Data Safe
Scientists have been scrambling to save climate change data sets. One graduate student thought the more copies, the better.
Sure, Pipelines Are Good for Oil Companies, but What About Jobs Related to Preserving Nature and Culture?
A president who professes to care about business should see the benefits of protecting heritage and preserving nature, too.
What We Learned From Scott Pruitt’s Emails to the Fossil Fuel Industry
Pruitt is just an accurate reflection of the broader Republican agenda.
We Have to Keep Fighting: Water Protectors Vow Continued Resistance to #DAPL as Main Camp Is Evicted
The main resistance camp set up by Lakota Water Protectors has been largely vacated.
Alarming New Coral Bleaching Event Has Begun at the Great Barrier Reef
The death of this coral is, undoubtedly, globally significant.
To My Fellow Climate Scientists: Be Human, Be Brave, Speak Truth
With climate deniers sweeping into the White House, it's time for scientists on the front lines of climate change to speak from the heart.
How the GOP Can Avoid the Trap of Repealing the ACA
The Republicans' campaign promises are coming back to haunt them as they confront the reality of repealing the ACA.
Where There Is No Water: Detroit’s Ongoing Crisis
Detroit paid Homrich Wrecking millions to shut off water supply to poor Black residents who couldn't pay their bills.
Paul Ryan Is Fundraising Off Health Care While Working to Kill It for Millions
Paul Ryan is determined to raise as much money as possible to fuel his own rise, and his party's, no matter how many people's health may suffer in the …