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.
Energy and the Environment
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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 […]
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Saving the Planet Goes Local
The Trump administration plans to decimate environmental safeguards—so blue states and cities are stepping up their efforts to arrest climate change.
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Tesla Workers File Charges with National Labor Board as Battle with Elon Musk Intensifies
Employees fight back as Tesla ramps up anti-union policies.
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The Fight Against Coal Can Save Miners’ Lives
Trump’s promise to restore the industry can’t be fulfilled, while alternative energy can provide miners with more—and safer—jobs.
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Hidden in the Algorithms
A new book argues that data science may serve to reinforce inequality.Â
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Dakota Access Pipeline Fight May Open New Chapter of Indian-Federal Conflict
The president’s signature on an executive order could reignite the clashes between Native Americans and their supporters—and their historic adversaries.
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Will Big Business Help Fight Trump’s Anti-Environment Agenda?
Environmental advocates may find that an unlikely ally—big business—helps them erect a firewall against the most damaging aspects of a polluter-heavy Trump administration’s agenda.
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California Champions Cross-Border Climate Innovations
Long an environmental pioneer, California is modeling a new, cross-border approach to state climate regulations that could have sweeping impacts on greenhouse gas emissions.
