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As Toxic Smoke Blankets California, Who Has the Ability to Escape? As Toxic Smoke Blankets California, Who Has the Ability to Escape?

While the wealthy can flee toward cleaner air, the poorest have no choice but to stay put.

Nov 17, 2018 / Gabriel Thompson

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The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice The Interior Department Is Sidelining Environmental Justice

In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites.

Nov 13, 2018 / Adam Federman

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Letters From the November 12, 2018, Issue Letters From the November 12, 2018, Issue

Holding banks to account… A radical cure… Time for Amazonian outrage…    

Oct 18, 2018 / Letters / Our Readers

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Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day? Why Aren’t the Media Covering Climate Change All Day, Every Day?

The distractions are relentless.

Oct 16, 2018 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It The Climate-Wrecking Industry… and How to Beat It

Insisting that we’re all responsible for global warming lets the biggest corporate polluters off the hook.

Aug 30, 2018 / Feature / Jason Mark

Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided

Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided Jerry Brown’s Climate Legacy Is Still Being Decided

The California governor has been a stellar first-generation climate leader, but now science requires leaving fossil fuels in the ground.

Aug 29, 2018 / Editorial / Bill McKibben

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Trump’s EPA Is Poisoning Our Children Trump’s EPA Is Poisoning Our Children

Rolling back environmental laws leaves kids vulnerable to lead, asbestos, insecticides, and other toxic pollutants.

Aug 13, 2018 / Herman Schwartz

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Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment? Just How Bad Would Kavanaugh Be for the Environment?

Trump’s Supreme Court pick has a long track record of favoring business interests over the health of people and the earth.

Jul 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen

Meet the Community Scientists Shaping the New Environmental Resistance

Meet the Community Scientists Shaping the New Environmental Resistance Meet the Community Scientists Shaping the New Environmental Resistance

The fight for data democracy in Trump’s America is revolutionizing the way communities and scientists build inclusive and wide-reaching coalitions.

Jul 19, 2018 / Emmalina Glinskis

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How Kids and Families Pay the Real Cost of Health Inequality How Kids and Families Pay the Real Cost of Health Inequality

When families can’t take paid time off to care for a sick child, the social costs can be overwhelming.

May 31, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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