Energy

Mountaintop removal

Appalachia Already Has a Plan to Get Past Coal Appalachia Already Has a Plan to Get Past Coal

Green energy, jobs training, affordable housing: We just need to fund it.

Nov 27, 2018 / Michelle Chen

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Can the Blue Wave Deliver a Green New Deal? Can the Blue Wave Deliver a Green New Deal?

The base is demanding a bold plan from the newly empowered Democrats—and the planet is crying out for it.

Nov 20, 2018 / Christopher D. Cook

san juan gas plant and cemetery

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In early September, the DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites.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

Chloe Maxmin

What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left What a Rural Maine House Race Can Teach the Left

Chloe Maxmin could be the first Democrat ever to win Maine House District 88 in a place deep in the state where one thing is clear: The left abandoned rural America.

Oct 26, 2018 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward

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Big Oil Really Wants to Kill Washington’s Green New Deal Big Oil Really Wants to Kill Washington’s Green New Deal

Will a record $28 million war chest sway Evergreen State voters?

Oct 26, 2018 / KC Golden

Christine Hallquist

Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband? Could Vermont Become the First State With Universal Broadband?

Gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist wants to bring utility populism to Vermont.

Oct 26, 2018 / Evan Malmgren

Chloe Maxmin

‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward ‘If We Won’t, Then Who Will?’: An Interview With Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward

Maxmin, 25, is running for state representative in the most rural county in the most rural state in the country—at a time when young political candidates are having their moment.

Oct 25, 2018 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Climate scientist

The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100 The Climate Won’t Stop Changing In 2100

Computing power and time put limits on long-term climate modeling—but that doesn’t mean things will get better on their own.

Oct 19, 2018 / Alex Lubben

Flooding in Paris

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 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings

Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings Demand Action in Response to Climate Scientists’ Urgent Warnings

You can also support progressive ballot initiatives and learn about the rise of fascism in Europe.

Oct 9, 2018 / NationAction

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