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What the U.S. Environmental Movement, Poised to Battle Trump, Can Learn from Canadians’ Long Struggle Against Stephen Harper

Fight oil and gas projects wherever they appear, make new friends and allies, and never give up

By Jacques Leslie January 23, 2017

In this story: politics

Climate Activists Bring It All to the Women’s March on Washington

Climate change is a women’s issue, too

By Wendy Becktold January 19, 2017

In this story: politics

President Obama Establishes New National Monuments on His Way Out of Office

Three new monuments celebrate civil rights history; two existing land and water monuments expanded

By Jason Mark January 12, 2017

In this story: national parks, public lands, politics

Some Questions for Rex Tillerson

Trump’s secretary of state pick will face a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Here’s what I’d love to hear him talk about.

By Jason Mark January 10, 2017

In this story: politics

The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2016

A look back at this year’s headlines—and a glimpse of things to come

By Jason Mark December 24, 2016

In this story: clean energy, politics

Obama Bans Oil Drilling in Arctic, Atlantic

Trump won’t be able to override the ban, which has the force of law

By Paul Rauber December 20, 2016

In this story: oceans, politics, drilling

The United States of ExxonMobil?

The U.S. Senate should block the nomination of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state

By Jason Mark December 13, 2016

In this story: politics

Meet Scott Pruitt, the Man Picked to Lead the EPA

The Oklahoma attorney general is a climate change denier who has sued the EPA

By Joe Spring December 8, 2016

In this story: EPA, dirty energy, politics, federal policy

Bob Inglis on a Trump Presidency and What that Could Mean for Progress on Climate Change

By Andrea Cooper December 9, 2016

In this story: federal policy, politics

No Election Can Stop the Momentum Toward a Clean Energy Economy

Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune says we have to breach the wall that has divided the country into two bitter, isolated realities

By Michael Brune December 13, 2016

In this story: politics, dirty energy, federal policy

Sierra Club executive director Michael Brune says we have to breach the wall that has divided the U.S. into two bitter, isolated realities.

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politics

What the U.S. Environmental Movement, Poised to Battle Trump, Can Learn from Canadians’ Long Struggle Against Stephen Harper

Climate Activists Bring It All to the Women’s March on Washington

President Obama Establishes New National Monuments on His Way Out of Office

Some Questions for Rex Tillerson

The Most Important Environmental Stories of 2016

Obama Bans Oil Drilling in Arctic, Atlantic

The United States of ExxonMobil?

Meet Scott Pruitt, the Man Picked to Lead the EPA

Bob Inglis on a Trump Presidency and What that Could Mean for Progress on Climate Change

No Election Can Stop the Momentum Toward a Clean Energy Economy

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