Michigan’s Governor Snyder is perpetuating a dubious tradition with his selection of an oil industry executive for his state’s top environmental job.
Energy and the Environment
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Municipalities Dream Big on Broadband
Major internet service providers are on the defensive as smaller communities strategize to take their internet future into their own hands.
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DEA Wins the Battle but Is Losing the War on Marijuana
With a number of states moving toward legalization, stubbornness at the federal level may have little impact.
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Solar Eclipse?
Can the U.S. have a coherent solar policy in the face of China’s strategic trade moves?
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A Just Transition for U.S. Fossil Fuel Industry Workers
A combination of better jobs and pensions will remove one political obstacle to a green transition—and it’s the right thing to do.
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Fighting Over Fuel
The auto industry, already under fire following a string of safety recalls, has successfully lobbied for multiple loopholes in federal emissions standards, and is now battling with regulators to weaken the administration’s signature fuel economy plan.
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Q&A: Farmers Are the New Climate Warriors
Meet the Environmental Defense Fund’s Robert Parkhurst, the man working to create a market for farm-based carbon sequestration.
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Oil Battles Wind on the Great Plains
The wind industry’s rising success in Oklahoma has kicked off a high-dollar lobbying fight by fossil fuels executives determined to regain ground.
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California Continues to Make Big Strides on Solar
Building on a foundation of pioneering green policy, a new bill would make rooftop solar affordable for thousands more Californians.Â
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Tea Partiers and Progressives Unite Against ‘Deceptive’ Florida Ballot Initiative
A bipartisan “green tea” group is fighting for solar in Florida.
