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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.
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.
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.
Amika Mota Fought Fires as a Prisoner for 53 Cents Per Hour
A look at the incarcerated women fighting the California blazes fueled by climate change.
Oil and Gas Boom Generates Dangerous Jobs at the Dakota Access Pipeline
A massive oil and natural gas boom has generated some of the deadliest jobs in the country.