The presidential candidates ju...

May 31, 2019 by

Julián Castro, President Obama’s former secretary of housing, thinks he can stand out in the crowded presidential field by focusing on climate change.

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What Ocasio-Cortez gets about ...

Apr 19, 2019 by

Spats between members of Congress are seldom worth much attention, but an amusing one that happened between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Garland “Andy” Barr (R-Ky.) tells us a lot about how Democrats and Republicans think about the past, present and future of the American economy-

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Purity vs. Pragmatism, Environ...

Apr 11, 2019 by

A surprising, important difference between the Green New Deal and Medicare for all.

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America’s trains are a drag. T...

Feb 13, 2019 by

High-speed trains already compete with planes in many parts of the world. They also have far lower carbon emissions.

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A Green New Deal must not sabo...

Feb 4, 2019 by

These are generally wise goals, but some concerns about the details caused eight major environmental groups — including the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Environmental Defense Fund — to decline to sign the letter.

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The Green New Deal Hits Its Fi...

Jan 18, 2019 by

A key activist group has quietly dropped its support for carbon-capture technology, which scientists say will be crucial to fighting global warming.

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The Democratic Party Wants to ...

Dec 5, 2018 by

After years of infighting, the Democrats may finally have found an environmental consensus in the Green New Deal.

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