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Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’ water crisis, one year later
How Cape Town averted their water crisis could serve as a model for future impending urban droughts. But they're not out of the woods yet.
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‘We’re not a dump’: Poor Alabama towns struggle under the stench of toxic landfills
"Let every state take care of their own trash but don’t bring it to Alabama."
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The internet is ablaze with Lil Dicky’s bizarre, star-studded climate anthem
A dozen A-list musicians are singing about the environment because it's 2019 and things aren't weird enough, apparently.
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Russians used coal to sow discord among Americans, says Mueller report
About a third of Mueller’s long-awaited report, released on Thursday, has been redacted. But enough is left to determine that Russia tried to exacerbate America’s mixed feelings about coal in order to tip the election in Trump’s favor.
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What does the Green New Deal mean for communities of color?
Grist held a live webinar to discuss the hottest climate proposal with environmental justice leaders.
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Elizabeth Warren raises the pressure on the military to take climate change seriously
The military, under the command of a global warming-denying president, has gotten away with little to no action addressing climate change. Elizabeth Warren wants to change that.
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Elizabeth Warren’s latest policy proposal shares roots with the Green New Deal
Warren wants Americans to get free access to national parks and has pledged to restore protections to national monuments like Bears Ears.
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Flying microplastics? Researchers find plastics on remote French mountaintop
A new study in the French Pyrenees has discovered microplastic rain that could be coming from up to 100 miles away.
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Energy equity: Bringing solar power to low-income communities
New initiatives are making renewable solar technology more accessible for the people that need it most.
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Headed for a reckoning: A look inside NYT Magazine’s climate issue
“‘You’re going to turn to desperate measures,’ he said. Everybody will."