Environment
Biden aims to restore species protections weakened by Trump
June 9, 2021Habitat destruction drives the biodiversity crisis and what scientists refer to as the Earth's 6th great mass or Anthropocene extinction, driven by human activity. Environmentalists applaud the Biden administration's "America the Beautiful" 30 by 30 Conservation...
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Will partisan politics squelch the strongest water advocate in Southern California?
June 4, 2021Climate change remains a thing and Los Angeles remains governed, as always, with intense political maneuverings surrounding that most vital elixir of them all—water.
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Washington State victories: Tax the rich, curb emissions, stop gun violence
June 4, 2021Grassroots mobilization won the kind of victories not seen in decades in Olympia.
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Carbon sequestration: Climate solution or bridge to more fossil fuel profits?
June 2, 2021A section in ruling circles sees carbon sequestration as a way to keep the golden calf of fossil fuels churning out mega-profits for as long as possible.
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600 California communities face drinking water systems failure
May 7, 2021A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them.
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