Nearly two years after the first reports of Flint’s contaminated water, Michigan has finally received funding to create a registry for affected residents. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award $14.4 million over four years to Michigan State University to create a registry for Flint residents exposed to lead-contaminated water. The water […]
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Can Cities and States Step Up to Fight Climate Change?
While momentum is building, local governments face myriad challenges in their bid to support the Paris Agreement.
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Seismic Blasting in Whales’ Backyard
The North Atlantic’s marine life may soon be treated to near-constant seismic blasts as energy companies hunt for new oil and gas drilling sites. A proposal from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), published last month, lays out a plan to allow five companies to use seismic air guns to conduct geological surveys in […]
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New Mine Fuels Trump’s Coal Crusade, But Global Energy Markets May Have the Final Say
“You’re going back to work,” President Donald Trump promised a group of coal miners who came to EPA headquarters in Washington to witness the signing of a March executive order on energy independence and economic growth. The president’s declaration takes his promises to coal country full circle. During the 2016 election campaign, he claimed that […]
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California’s Clean Energy Commitments Grow Stronger
In the face of Trump’s malfeasance, the state opts for the world’s most ambitious renewable energy policy.
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Mass Hacking: Time to Go Offline
As the recent ransomware attack demonstrates, some large, essential systems may need to go offline.
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A Monumental Cave-In
Ryan Zinke and Donald Trump go after the lands set aside to preserve America’s natural heritage—even though they’ve already started to provide economic benefits.
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Trump FCC’s Plan to End Net Neutrality Rests on Alternative Facts and Empty Promises
Two years after passing landmark net neutrality rules, the FCC is poised to undo them.
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One Toke Over the Line with Trump and Sessions
Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions may want to curb marijuana use, but like trying to do away with Obamacare, it may already be too late.
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What States and Cities Can Do To Fight Climate Change
Today, the Prospect is posting Ben Adler’s long-form piece, which also appears in the spring issue of our print magazine, on how states and cities are moving ahead on policies that limit climate change, and what they’re doing to counter the Trump administration’s policies that will make climate change even more severe. As Ben points […]
