Environment
49 votes put ‘green’ Democrat on Washington State’s Nov. 5 ballot
September 9, 2024Dave Upthegrove was certified as second-place winner in the primary for Public Lands Commissioner. He now faces a Republican challenger.
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Biden-Harris admin will invest $7.3 billion in rural clean energy projects across 23 states
September 9, 2024The projects will support 4,500-plus permanent jobs, as well as 16,000 construction jobs, and reduce pollution by a total of 2.9 billion tons.
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The sand cannot stop
September 6, 2024The Permian Basin contains some of America’s most productive oil fields. Our People’s World correspondent reports on efforts to organize the drivers who are essential to Big Oil’s profitable fracking operations there.
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Clean air, water, and soil on the ballot in November
August 28, 2024Electing Harris and defeating Trump will be the only path to clean air, drinkable water, and good soil, Tennessee lawmaker tells Climate Crisis Council at DNC.
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Thawing Alaskan permafrost is releasing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
August 27, 2024"It has that sense of a bomb that's going to go off."
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