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Obama administration urged to fast-track airplane carbon cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six national environmental organizations today called on the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration to move quickly to set emission standards to c…
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To Drive Economy Toward Equality, Obama Requests More Spending
President Obama revved up quickly for his economic victory lap. To Drive Economy Toward Equality, Obama Requests More Spending -NPR / 90.9 WBUR 1/21/2015
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Obama: Climate change is a huge threat to future generations
Almost every year, President Obama drops a few lines into the State of the Union about climate change, but this year he gave his longest and most forceful statements on the issue. Watching his masterf…
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Obama Vows To Fight For Climate Policies In State Of The Union But What He Didnt Mention Was Just As Telling
President Barack Obama could not have signaled more clearly in his 2015 State of the Union address that he intends to fight for his legacy on climate change in the face of a hostile, anti-science …
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Obama Vows To Fight For Climate Policies In State Of The Union But What He Didnt Mention Was Just As Telling
President Barack Obama could not have signaled more clearly in his 2015 State of the Union address that he intends to fight for his legacy on climate change in the face of a hostile, anti-science …
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Republicans Werent the Only Ones Criticizing Obamas SOTU Address. Even Some on the Left Are Vowing To Fight This Proposal
President Obama made a plethora of proposals at Tuesday’s State of the Union address. Many of his ideas were met with the usual and highly anticipated Republican opposition while others received sha…
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Friends of the Earth and allies respond to the State of the Union
While President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union speech highlighted his administration’s progressive initiatives, a continued focus on environmentally disastrous trade deals undermined his strong rh…
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State of the Union: President Obamas trade deal would undercut income inequality reductions, while doubling down on climate inaction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During his 2015 State of the Union Address, President Obama set forth a broad spectrum of initiatives on issues ranging from economics and education to competitiveness and the env…
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Massachusetts Has an Environmental Justice Problem
Massachusetts is a blue state with a reputation for green policies. But communities of color aren’t seeing the benefits. While the high-profile deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the han…
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Analysis: Global climate fund on GOP’s budget hit list
The yearly battle over the U.S. budget officially begins on Feb. 2, when the president plans to send his fiscal 2016 funding proposal to Congress, where it will be torn to shreds or ignored entirely…