The Key for Liberals on Climate: Pushing Harder for National Security
BY DAVID HARARY It has become clear Democrats need a new strategy on passing climate change legislation. The new Administration’s
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What’s in a Name: Earth Day and the EPA
BY LIZ HANSON Defining the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems like it should be fairly straightforward. It’s
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Race, Gender, and Poverty: Why the Environment Matters
BY JENNIFER HELFRICH I am an environmentalist. Friends call me a “tree hugger.” Tree huggers are a rare breed here
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Amazon and the Arctic: Sharing Lessons Learned in Governing Complex Regions
BY KATIE BURHKART AND NATALIE UNTERSTELL The Amazon rainforest and the Arctic Ocean both conjure images of frontier lands: the
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Beyond the Paris Agreement: COP21’s Greatest Victories
BY JOELLE THOMAS “I see no objections. The Paris Agreement for the climate is adopted.” A decidedly stoic Laurent Fabius—President
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Last Chance to Save the World? COP21 in Perspective
BY JOELLE THOMAS Before the attacks in Paris last weekend, French President Hollande had been calling the upcoming climate conference
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Lost in the Snow: When The Media Met the Polar Vortex
Climate change is transforming the circulation patterns which bring us our weather, but do journalists have enough scientific understanding to
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