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Environment
Trump Taps Renewable Energy Antagonist to Run Renewable Energy Office
Trump reportedly tapped a renewable energy antagonist to lead the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Beating Wall Street Means Fighting the Extraction of Wealth From Communities of Color
Racist hate language is one of the tools the financial sector uses to extract wealth from communities of color.
There’s a New Generation of Water Pollutants in Your Medicine Cabinet
Where do our personal care products go after we use them?
How Solar Became the World’s Best Hope for a Post-Fossil-Fuel Energy System
Today solar is widely considered to be the best and most affordable hope for decarbonising the world's energy system.
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Disgusting Effects of Prison Overcrowding: Sewage Backflow in My Cell
California prisons' response to the water shortage? Not less crowding but less access to sanitation facilities.
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The Sanctuary Movement and Women’s Rights: Sister Struggles
These two movements should be explicitly joined: The push for women's rights must also be a push for sanctuary.
Oregon County Faces Gas Industry Funding, Lobbyists in Battle to Halt Jordan Cove LNG Project
If passed, Measure 6-162 would block what could become Oregon's top greenhouse gas emitter.
Coal Miners’ Futures in Renewable Energy
Trump has touted coal-mining jobs, but he could create more jobs in coal country by recognizing the potential for renewable energy.
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Monuments to White Supremacy Are Finally Falling in New Orleans
Removing statues of white supremacists is more than a symbolic gesture in this majority-Black city.
Clean Water Is a Basic Human Right, and We Can and Should Make It Affordable to Everyone
As we invest in our public water systems — and we must — we need to distribute costs equitably.