New emails show the Justice Department is helping Big Oil fight climate lawsuits
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Three years ago, a first-of-its-kind legal case argued that fossil fuel companies were liable for…Here are the environmental justice stories to watch in 2020
Jan 14, 2020, 4:05 am By Yvette Cabrera
2020 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for those working with communities who experience both the…Photos: What D.C. really looked like when the White House was tweeting about snow
Jan 13, 2020, 4:55 pm By Zoya Teirstein
On the evening of Sunday, January 12, the official White House Twitter account sent out a seemingly…‘I’ve quit drinking the water’: What it’s like to live next to America’s largest coal plant
Jan 13, 2020, 1:00 pm By Max Blau
Without Tony Bowdoin’s grandfather, Georgia Power might never have come to the quiet town of…Is climate change showing up in the daily weather forecast? It’s complicated.
Jan 13, 2020, 3:58 am By Zoya Teirstein
Early this month, scientists announced a surprising discovery: The “fingerprint” of climate…Can new bus lines chart a course to better travel options in the West?
Jan 12, 2020, 6:00 am By Carl Segerstrom
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the…EPA’s Superfund program, a Trump priority, is in shambles
Jan 11, 2020, 6:00 am By Chris D'Angelo
This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Seeking Environmental Justice in California’s “Diesel Death Zones”
Jan 10, 2020, 12:28 pm By Grist Creative
This article is published in partnership with: Before the trucks came, Mira Loma Village was a…Climate change fueled the Australia fires. Now those fires are fueling climate change.
Jan 10, 2020, 3:55 am By Maddie Stone
Australia is in the midst of a devastating wildfire season that is being exacerbated by climate…Puerto Rico wasn’t ready for earthquakes — especially not after Hurricane Maria
Jan 10, 2020, 3:52 am By Paola Rosa-Aquino
It was half-past 4 in the morning when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Puerto Rico on Tuesday,…Bernie Sanders inspired the Sunrise Movement, now has its endorsement
Jan 9, 2020, 3:18 pm By Zoya Teirstein
Sunrise Movement, the group of young climate activists who helped catapult the Green New Deal onto…Gas and oil will save us all, say oil and gas companies
Jan 9, 2020, 3:58 am By Kate Yoder
It’s supposedly the dawn of a new era for oil and gas. Oh wait, switch that to “natural gas and…Surprise! You already own the world’s most eco-friendly phone
Jan 9, 2020, 3:03 am By Eve Andrews
Q. Dear Umbra, I don’t buy many electronics, but what are the signs of a less wasteful product?…Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need Middle Eastern oil. For once, he’s right.
Jan 8, 2020, 5:16 pm By Emily Pontecorvo
President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday morning about the heightened conflict between the…Oil and gas emissions are reversing progress from coal’s decline
Jan 8, 2020, 2:23 pm By Naveena Sadasivam
Arizona’s Navajo Generating Station, a gargantuan coal plant responsible for more than 16 million…It’s not just Australia — Indonesia is facing its own climate disaster
Jan 8, 2020, 11:36 am By Rachel Ramirez
It’s not just Australia that’s having a rough start to the new year. Indonesia’s sinking…The climate policy milestone that was buried in the 2020 budget
Jan 8, 2020, 3:58 am By Emily Pontecorvo
When President Trump signed a $1.4 trillion spending package in December to keep the government…The cost of Germany turning off nuclear power: Thousands of lives
Jan 8, 2020, 3:50 am By Nathanael Johnson
Back in 2011, Germany decided that it was done with nuclear power. The Fukushima Daiichi plant had…Impossible foods unveils its latest plant-based creation: fake pork
Jan 7, 2020, 5:31 pm By Emily Pontecorvo
This week is the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual Las Vegas event where futurist nerds gather…Despite everything, US emissions dipped in 2019
Jan 7, 2020, 6:00 am By Nathanael Johnson
Just a week into the new year, and the first estimate of how much planet-cooking pollution the…
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