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Mother Jones

Energy Companies Have a Great Friend At Trump’s Interior Department: Their Former Lobbyist

They’ve spent $30 million lobbying the government since Trump arrived.

Rebecca Leber · January 16, 2020
Mother Jones

Australia’s Wallabies, Recovering From Fires, Fed by Carrots Falling From the Sky

It’s devastating—but this photo will warm your heart.

Samantha Michaels · January 13, 2020
Mother Jones

The Truth Behind That Viral “1 Billion Aussie Animals Are Dead” Stat Is Way More Complex—and Sad

“It’s possible some populations lost an entire generation of progeny.”

Will Peischel · January 13, 2020
HuffPost

Trump’s Latest Environmental Rollback Is a Middle Finger to Common Sense

“The oil and gas industry wins. The American people lose.”

Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D'Angelo · January 13, 2020

HuffPost

EPA’s Superfund Program, a Trump Priority, Is in Shambles

It turns out it’s hard to clean up toxic waste without money.

Chris D'Angelo · January 9, 2020
Mother Jones

My Brother Fled Australia’s Climate-Fueled Inferno: “It Was a War Zone.”

“It’s nothing like I’ve ever seen.”

James West · January 9, 2020
Undark

New Satellites Are Changing Climate Science

They are compiling a granular record of Earth’s hardest-to-reach regions.

Jon Gertnet · January 6, 2020
Guardian

Amazon Threatened to Fire Some Employees for Speaking out on Climate

It happened after the company announced a “climate pledge” in September.

Oliver Milman · January 6, 2020

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Nuclear Power Is “Clean”—If You Ignore All the Waste

These 2 charts compare a coal-burning power plant and a nuclear generating station.

Jonathan Thompson · January 6, 2020
HuffPost

There Were More Than 100 “Billion Dollar” Climate Disasters in the Past Decade

And 6 other disturbing numbers that show just how bad the climate change crisis has gotten.

Sarah Ruiz-Grossman and Lydia O'Connor · January 2, 2020
Guardian

“President Trump Has Created an Environmental Crisis at the Border”

The water-guzzling demands of his wall are threatening some endangered fish species.

Nina Lakhani · January 2, 2020
Guardian

More US Voters Than Ever Care About Climate—but Will They Go to the Polls?

New poll shows climate and environment the top priority for 14 percent of voters, raising prospect of large turnout for green issues

Emily Holden · December 26, 2019