Environment
First tar sands mine to open for business in Utah
August 21, 2015"It's heartbreaking. It's impossible to reclaim and rehabilitate the land once they do what they are planning to do with it."
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Islamic leaders call for fast action on climate change
August 19, 2015Islamic leaders called for rapid transition from a world economic order based on fossil fuel to one powered by renewable energy.
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Climate contradictions: Obama approves Arctic drilling, plans visit to Alaska
August 18, 2015The move is especially bewildering for many, as the president has declared Alaska to be "the frontlines of our fight against climate change."
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Mine waste spill fouls water in Colorado and New Mexico
August 11, 2015The latest ecological disaster left the Animas River a sickly color, after an accident on Aug. 5 sent at least three million gallons of mine waste gushing into the water.
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President announces Clean Power Plan to supportive poll results
August 7, 2015The EPA released its final rule on the regulation of power plants in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent by 2030.
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