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

Adam Federman

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Politics

Ryan Zinke Out as Interior Secretary

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Politics

Beto O’Rourke Says He’s “Supportive of the Concept” of a Green New Deal

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Energy & Tech

China Is Both the Best and Worst Hope for Clean Energy

Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images

Food & Health

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It’s Time to Start Eating Roadkill

“It goes back to the traditions of Alaskans: We’re really good at using our resources.”

Ella Jacobson Jan 9, 2019

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

Energy & Tech

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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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Ryan Zinke Out as Interior Secretary

Dan Spinelli Dec 18, 2018

Sylvain Cordier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty

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

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POLITICS

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Beto O’Rourke Says He’s “Supportive of the Concept” of a Green New Deal

Alexander C. Kaufman Jan 9, 2019

George Frey/Getty Images

Ryan Zinke Out as Interior Secretary

Dan Spinelli Dec 18, 2018

Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

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

Alexander C. Kaufman Nov 20, 2018

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FEATURED

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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

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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

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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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