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Fossil Fuels

The world needs a Green New Deal to help it transition out of a fossil fuel economy, say Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky.
Interview
Environment & Health

Chomsky and Pollin: A Global Green New Deal Is the Only Way to Avert Disaster

The world needs a Green New Deal to help it transition out of a fossil fuel economy, say Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky.
by
C.J. Polychroniou,
Truthout
January 7, 2021
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Over a million gallons of mine wastewater from the Gold King Mine in Silverton has made way into the Animas River closing the river and put the city of Durango, Colorado, on alert, as seen on August 8, 2015.
News
Environment & Health

One in Three US Rivers Changed Colors Between 1984 and 2018

Satellite imagery found long-term “significant color shifts” in U.S. waterways over more than 3 decades.
by
Matthew Rozsa,
Salon
January 3, 2021
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Lengths of pipeline are stacked in piles by the seaside
News Analysis
Environment & Health

The Ocean Floor Is Spewing Methane Due to Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Toothless regulation continues to leave greenhouse gas emissions unchecked.
by
Hannah Seo,
Environmental Health News
December 21, 2020
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Blair Hall at Princeton University, in Princeton, NJ.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

The US’s “Best” University Fuels the Climate Crisis. Princeton Must Divest.

Most of Princeton’s climate research is funded by notorious polluters like ExxonMobil and BP.
by
Tom Taylor &
Hannah Reynolds,
Truthout
December 20, 2020
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An unmasked protester holds a sign reading "ROLLBACK LOCKDOWN, TAKE OFF THE MASKS, RE-OPEN PUBS + CLUBS, DANCING NOT FEAR." during a protest
News
Environment & Health

Public Distrust in Science Made COVID Worse. It Will Also Harm Climate Policy.

How will this winnowing of public trust in the scientific realm play out in ongoing efforts to tackle global warming?
by
Daniel Ross,
Truthout
December 14, 2020
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Environmental activists gather with puppet signs outside the American Petroleum Institute on September 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

The American Petroleum Institute Is Working to Kill Voting on Local Measures

Industry groups are being represented by the same law firm that helped Trump file the election appeal in Pennsylvania.
by
Tish O’Dell,
Truthout
December 11, 2020
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Climate activist groups protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in front of the Supreme Court
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

Direct Action Can Beat Fossil Fuels When Democrats Won’t

Direct resistance to fossil fuels is the shortest and surest path to a renewable energy transition.
by
Richard Lachmann,
Michael Schwartz &
Kevin A. Young,
TomDispatch
December 10, 2020
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An elevated pipeline for fossil fuels
News
Environment & Health

Federal Regulators Rewrite Rules Again to Pave Way for Massive Pipeline

An appeals court has blocked the Mountain Valley Pipeline twice already.
by
Ken Ward Jr.,
ProPublica
December 8, 2020
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President-elect Joe Biden during a virtual meeting with National Association of Counties at the Queen in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 4, 2020.
Op-Ed
Environment & Health

As Biden Considers Climate Nominations, He Must Go Beyond an Obama-Era Reboot

Leading contenders are holdovers from the Obama administration who expanded fossil fuels and nurtured the fracking boom.
by
Wenonah Hauter,
Truthout
December 5, 2020
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An activist speaks into a microphone in front of the Governor's mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota
News
Environment & Health

Activists Resist Frantic Pipeline Development in Trump’s Final Weeks

As the latest round of construction begins on long-disputed lines, hundreds of activists are continuing to resist.
by
Leanna First-Arai,
Truthout
December 2, 2020
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