Articles by Ben Adler
Ben Adler covers environmental policy and politics for Grist, with a focus on climate change, energy, and cities. When he isn't contemplating the world's end, he also writes about architecture and media. You can follow him on Twitter.
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Obama to revamp program that sells off public coal for dirt cheap
Climate activists have been pushing for reform of the federal coal leasing program, and the president heard them.
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Cattle grazing is a climate disaster, and you’re paying for it
It’s time the taxpayers stopped indulging whiny welfare queens like the Bundys and kicked them off the dole.
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Bernie Sanders’ climate plan would be awesome if he had a friendly Congress, but he won’t
The Democratic candidate has a grand vision, but what would he actually get done without cooperation from Capitol Hill?
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Here’s what Obama can still do to fight climate change in his final year
There are three big steps he has the power to take even without cooperation from Congress.
