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Last Month Was The Hottest March In The Global Satellite Record, And The Arctic Is Still Sizzling

Last month was the hottest March on record. The Arctic was literally was off-the-charts warm as its been all winter, which led to a record for the lowest maximum sea ice extent ever observed.

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Florida Will Vote This Year On Measure That Would Block Solar Leasing In The State

Score one for the Koch brothers.

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Norway Is Killing Whales To Feed Animals Raised For Fur

Since 2012, Norway has killed more whales per year than any other nation, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency.

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The EPA’s Clean Power Plan Just Got A Huge Influx Of Support

Briefs in support of the plan are piling up.

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This Country Is Embracing Coal While The Rest Of The World Is Trying To Cut Emissions

"They are locking in decades and decades of pollution at a time when we really can’t afford it."

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British Columbia’s Carbon Tax Has Been So Successful That Businesses Want To Increase It

In British Columbia, a carbon tax reduced fuel usage by at least 16 percent, and emissions fell 3.5 times faster per capita than in the rest of the country.

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Government ‘Ignored’ Environmental Threats When Approving GE Salmon, Lawsuit Claims

Environmental groups are going to court over genetically-engineered salmon.

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Study Confirms World’s Coastal Cities Unsavable If We Don’t Slash Carbon Pollution

A new study confirms what leading climate scientists have warned about for many years now -- only very aggressive climate action can save the world coastal cities in the decades to follow.

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Environmentalists Call For No New Offshore Drilling, Period

"We are trying to show the president that there is a path for taking executive action that could seriously tackle our climate crisis."

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Trump Cut Down Hundreds Of Environmentally Important Trees To Build Luxury Golf Course

Trump's golf course is coming under fire for its 2009 decision to cut down hundreds of trees.

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