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Arctic Sea Ice Plummets To Staggering Low In May, While CO2 Levels Hit Record High

Last month saw the biggest year-over-year jump in atmospheric levels of heating-trapping CO2 on record. It also smashed the record for the lowest level of Arctic sea ice ever seen in May.

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Rainy U.K. Gets More Power From Solar Than Coal For The First Time In Over A Century

In May, for the first time ever, solar produced more electricity than coal in the United Kingdom.

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‘They Did Everything They Could Have Done’: The Tragedy Of The Oregon Oil Derailment

As railcars carrying Bakken crude burn in Oregon, fossil fuel companies are redoubling their efforts to build some of the largest oil and coal infrastructure in the country.

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Deployment Miracle Puts Electric Vehicles On Track To Save Livable Climate

A two-century-old technology with virtually no market penetration just six years ago is now on track to become a cornerstone climate solution. Here's how that happened.

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Where The Remaining Presidential Candidates Stand On Public Lands

Many of the components expand upon current Obama administration policies, to set new and ambitious targets.

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A Million New Solar Homes Projected With India-U.S. Announcement

New financing mechanisms could be key to transitioning India to a clean energy economy.

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For-Profit Pipelines Are Growing And So Are Eminent Domain Battles

The government usually uses eminent domain to build bridges or freeways, though oil and gas companies have often benefited from this power in the past.

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Decades Ago, Robert Kennedy Explained Something That Trump Still Doesn’t Know About The Economy

"We're going to be getting rid of a tremendous amount of regulations."

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Another Giant Pension Fund Divested From Oil, Coal, And Gas Companies

The move comes amidst worries about the long-term viability of fossil fuel investments.

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Can An International Standard Help End Food Waste?

Creators of the first international protocol for food waste hope that standardizing measurements can help countries and companies better combat the issue.

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