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FDR’s forest army: How the New Deal helped seed the modern environmental movement 85 years ago
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Does energy storage make the electric grid cleaner?
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U.S. Mayors Move Forward on Climate
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Can mirrors boost solar panel output?
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The moral value of wilderness
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The World Bank phases out its support for fossil fuels
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Is warming in the Arctic behind this year’s crazy winter weather?
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Jet fuel from sugarcane? It’s not a flight of fancy
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California needs to rethink urban fire risk, starting with where it builds houses
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Air pollution exposure may increase risk of dementia
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Red team-blue team? Debating climate science should not be a cage match
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Rejection of national climate report would do more damage than exiting the Paris Agreement
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