Why the Trump Administration is Rolling Back a Climate Rule that Big Oil Actually Likes

Reid FrazierSeptember 11, 2020

In gutting an Obama-era rule to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas wells, EPA wants to make it harder to regulate the industry in the future.

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Appalachia Coalition Creates Blueprint for Sustainable, Equitable Future

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 11, 2020

Reimagine Appalachia breaks away from fossil fuels, to build a carbon neutral economy with racial equity and good paying jobs.

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Why a Coalition of Labor Unions and Environmental Groups Endorsed Joe Biden 

Julie GrantSeptember 4, 2020

The BlueGreen Alliance sees the reelection of Donald Trump as an "existential threat," while Joe Biden has put "good paying jobs" at the center of his climate plan.

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How Miners With Black Lung Disease Are Navigating the Pandemic

Caitlin TanSeptember 4, 2020

Living with Black Lung disease, a death sentence for coal miners, is devastating. COVID is making it worse.

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Climate Change, Covid and Wildfires Are Making Farmworkers’ Jobs More Dangerous

Kara HolsoppleAugust 28, 2020

Most people never met a farmworker, and haven’t seen the extraordinary conditions they work under, including smoke from wildfires and heat waves.

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What Interior Department’s Victories and Defeats Mean for the Oil Industry

Julie GrantAugust 21, 2020

Interior's rule to weaken bird protections that favored the oil industry was thrown out by a judge. But the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will open for drilling.

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Outdoor Afro Celebrates Freedom in Nature

Kara HolsoppleAugust 21, 2020

The group's founder says Outdoor Afro "really doubles down on the Black joy and the ability to get out and be free."

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2020: The Last Chance to Save Our Planet?

Reid FrazierAugust 14, 2020

Journalist Justin Worland discusses why this year is pivotal for climate change -- it's not just the election.

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Joe Biden’s Evolving Climate Policy

Reid FrazierAugust 7, 2020

Joe Biden’s climate plan has become more aggressive. But is it enough to limit the worst outcomes of runaway climate change?

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Reckoning with the Racist Past of Bird Names

Kara HolsoppleJuly 24, 2020

Even bird names have ties to racism and colonialism. A group of birders wants to change that.

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