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The Core Issue in the Dakota Pipeline Fight is Sioux Rights, Not Oil

The core issue in the Dakota Access Pipeline fight is Sioux rights, not oil.

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An Anthropocene Journey

Humans have become a planet-scale disruptive force. What next?

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Prospects for the Climate, and Environmentalism, Under President Trump

Exploring prospects for the environment, and challenges for environmentalists, in a Trump presidency.

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My ProPublica Move: From Blogging and Teaching Back to Deep Digging on Climate

Andy Revkin shifts from blogging and teaching back to long-form in-depth reporting, at ProPublica.

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Probing Worst-Case Environmental Outcomes Under Trump and the G.O.P.

A look at the worst-case environmental outcomes under a Trump White House and Republican Congress.

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Rx for the Anthropocene? A Dose of ‘Anthropophilia’

Andy Revkin argues that a first step toward a successful human journey is a little positive self regard.

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An Exercise to Sift for Sources Amid a Blitz of Fake News

A web-sifting exercise that helps students of all ages figure out how facts or fakery flow online.

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In Madagascar Test, Drone Delivers Medicine by Air

Drones, mainly associated with missiles, are poised to deliver medicines in Madagascar.

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Under Trump, Will NASA’s Space Science Include Planet Earth?

Advisors to President-elect Trump see little merit in NASA emphasizing "Earth-centric" science.

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What Changed, and Didn’t, After the 1988 Slaying of a Rain Forest Hero in Brazil

After the murder of Chico Mendes in 1988, a new brand of green governance developed on Brazil's rain forest frontier, but political instability poses fresh threats.

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TED’s Science Curator Sees Hope in Earth’s Anthropocene Age

TED's new curator of science, David Biello, explains why he sees hints of hope in Earth's emerging Anthropocene "age of us."

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A Belated Farewell to a Pioneering Polar Bear Researcher

A tribute after the death of a young and innovative field researcher who used a scat-sniffing dog to help figure out polar bears' changing diets.

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Will California Ever Let Sierra Nevada Forests Burn?

In the Sierra Nevada, California's main forest fire problem lies in not letting forests burn.

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Facing Standing Rock Campaign, Obama Administration Blocks Dakota Pipeline Path

Intensifying Indian protests prompted the Obama administration to block a pipeline's path in North Dakota.

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After Nine Years and 2,810 Posts, a Dot Earth Farewell

After nine years and 2,810 posts, a blog seeking a sustainable path for humans on a finite planet comes to an end.

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