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Permitting reform is back from the dead. Will lawmakers sacrifice America’s public lands to the fossil fuel industry?

By Dustin Mulvaney | Climate Change

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Want clean energy, fast? ‘Streamlining’ environmental reviews could have the opposite effect

By Dustin Mulvaney | Climate Change

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Battle over solar power in the Golden State

By Dustin Mulvaney | Climate Change

sun rising over power lines in California

Cut emissions, save 317,000 people: What a nationwide clean electricity standard could do

By Oliver Milman | Climate Change

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Why Bill Gates and John Kerry are wrong about climate change

By John Carey | Analysis, Climate Change

wind turbine engineers at work

What climate change jobs will be in high demand?

By Sara Peach | Climate Change

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A solar array on every roof, an (EV) car in every garage, and a battery in every basement

By Paul Hockenos | Analysis, Climate Change