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Climate Change

Trump’s War on Progress: The Rise and Fall of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Trump’s War on Progress: The Rise and Fall of the Environmental Protection Agency

  Ten years ago, global warming did not plague Arizona with lethal triple-digit heat in March. The Arctic was not posting record-low winter sea ice and…

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March 31, 2026
The Cost of Environmental Blindness: Why Alaskan Drilling Betrays the Economy
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The Cost of Environmental Blindness: Why Alaskan Drilling Betrays the Economy

Donald Trump’s new Alaska drilling pursuit is being sold to Washington like any other irksome Black Friday doorbuster you’ve seen plenty of in recent weeks, screaming…

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December 9, 2025
Beyond the Label: The Hidden Environmental Cost of Organic Agriculture
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Beyond the Label: The Hidden Environmental Cost of Organic Agriculture

  When you pick up an organic apple in any grocery store, you’re not just buying a fruit. You’re buying a story.  The term “organic” has…

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November 18, 2025
Seeing Green: How Corporations Greenwash Their Way Into Your Good Graces
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Seeing Green: How Corporations Greenwash Their Way Into Your Good Graces

  Everywhere you look, brands promise a greener world, flaunting the words “sustainable,” “eco-friendly,” and “natural.” Green vocabulary has trickled down into everyday marketing language that…

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November 4, 2025
How Unsubscribing from Email Lists Can Green-ify Your Inbox
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How Unsubscribing from Email Lists Can Green-ify Your Inbox

  When people consider fighting climate change, usual everyday actions come to mind. Recycling folded cardboard, reducing plastic usage, and using public transportation are all often…

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October 7, 2025

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“We cannot separate the flows of people arriving “We cannot separate the flows of people arriving at European borders from the conditions Western powers created and continue to benefit from. The Return Regulation offers no engagement with this history Offshore detention sidesteps it entirely.” 

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