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Energy & Tech

Leaked Memo: Government Scientists Warned Trump’s Oil Plan Would Threaten Alaska’s Polar Bears

Adam Federman

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Energy & Tech

This Badass 15-Year-Old Just Stood in Front of a Bunch of World Leaders and Totally Called Them Out

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Energy & Tech

China Is Both the Best and Worst Hope for Clean Energy

Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images

Food & Health

The Trump Administration’s Climate Report Left Out Reproductive Rights. Here’s What It Missed.

Angel Valentin/Getty Images

Warming World

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Why Energy Researchers Are Interested in a Tiny Wood-Eating Pest You’ve Never Heard Of

Matthew Taub Dec 6, 2018

Warming World

The Role Harassment Plays in Climate Change Denial

Many of the same patterns have appeared when extremists attack other targets.

Rebecca Leber Nov 2, 2018

Energy & Tech

Mother Jones illustration

This Oil Lobbyist Is the Real Power Behind Trump’s Interior Department

“He’s the guy doing the dirty work.”

Rebecca Leber Oct 9, 2018

ENERGY & TECH

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Leaked Memo: Government Scientists Warned Trump’s Oil Plan Would Threaten Alaska’s Polar Bears

Adam Federman Dec 11, 2018

Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images

China Is Both the Best and Worst Hope for Clean Energy

Eric Niiler Dec 6, 2018

Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images

This Badass 15-Year-Old Just Stood in Front of a Bunch of World Leaders and Totally Called Them Out

Damian Carrington Dec 6, 2018

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POLITICS

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New York City Just Unveiled a Historic Bill to Cut Its Biggest Source of Climate Pollution

Alexander C. Kaufman Nov 20, 2018

Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call

“It’s a Ghost Page’: EPA Site’s Climate Change Section May Be Gone For Good

Oliver Milman Nov 2, 2018

Mother Jones illustration

This Oil Lobbyist Is the Real Power Behind Trump’s Interior Department

Rebecca Leber Oct 9, 2018

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Politics

Now That Scott Pruitt Is Out, This Coal Lobbyist Will Take His Place

Rebecca Leber Apr 10, 2018

Now That Scott Pruitt Is Out, This Coal Lobbyist Will Take His Place

Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press

Food & Health

Air Pollution Is Killing Millions Around The Globe Each Year

Erin Schumaker Jan 24, 2018

Air Pollution Is Killing Millions Around The Globe Each Year

Eduardo Melendez

Weather & Climate

Six Months After Maria, the Town Where It Made Landfall Feels Like It’s Been Forgotten

AJ Vicens Mar 16, 2018

Six Months After Maria, the Town Where It Made Landfall Feels Like It’s Been Forgotten

Warming World

Auguste Le Roux/CC BY 3.0

Why Energy Researchers Are Interested in a Tiny Wood-Eating Pest You’ve Never Heard Of

Matthew Taub Dec 6, 2018

Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images

This Badass 15-Year-Old Just Stood in Front of a Bunch of World Leaders and Totally Called Them Out

Damian Carrington Dec 6, 2018

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

California Fire Survivors Brace for Debris-Filled Mudslides

Matt Simon Nov 20, 2018

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