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Regulations Keeping Toxic Heavy Metals Out Of The Air Are Upheld

“The public, I think, can rest easy knowing that these protections will [remain] in place."

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The Fight To Limit Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants Just Won A Major Battle In Court

“The public, I think, can rest easy knowing that these protections will [remain] in place."

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Report: Atlantic Drilling Would Offer $0 To States, Not $19 Billion

Four governors are going against their constituents, congresspeople, and the economic facts.

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Todd Stern: After The Paris Climate Agreement, Countries Of The World ‘Are Not Going Back’

Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, spoke to ThinkProgress about what made the Paris deal so successful, and what success looks like moving forward.

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NASA: 2015 Will Be ‘A Scorcher Relative To All Other Years’ On Record

The heat is driven overwhelmingly by record levels of carbon pollution in the air.

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Marco Rubio: Paris Climate Deal Is An ‘Unfunny Joke’

Rubio is one of the few Republican presidential candidates to comment on the deal.

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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Didn’t Just Affect U.S. Marine Life, Lawsuit Says

BP is facing another lawsuit -- this time, from Mexico.

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No, The Paris Climate Agreement Isn’t Binding. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Matter.

Non-binding does not mean meaningless.

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Americans Waste Billions Of Tons Of Food. This Congresswoman Is Doing Something About It.

Americans waste 40 percent of the food grown each year. Can a new bill stop that?

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Oregon Is The Latest Target Of Right-Wing Effort To Get Rid Of National Forests

A new draft bill would allow hundreds of thousands of acres of national forest land in Oregon to be clear-cut or auctioned off to the highest bidder.

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