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Climate Lede from E&E News

The latest climate change news and debates and what it's like to cover them from the E&E newsroom. Why Climate Lede? A "lede" in journalism is the juicy bit at the top of a story that entices you ... Read more

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The Climate Lede: A Republican who wants climate action might lose his seat 05/24/2018

The Climate Lede: A Republican who wants climate action might lose his seat 05/24/2018

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Florida Republican, has wrangled 39 House Republicans into saying they want action on climate cha... Read more

24 May 2018

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The Climate Lede: How we found stories in thousands of EPA emails 05/15/2018

The Climate Lede: How we found stories in thousands of EPA emails 05/15/2018

The Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council released tens of thousands of pages of emails from U.S. EPA of... Read more

15 May 2018

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The Climate Lede: Are we ready for an active hurricane season? 05/08/2018

The Climate Lede: Are we ready for an active hurricane season? 05/08/2018

Researchers are forecasting a higher-than-usual season for hurricanes this summer because of lingering El Nina condition... Read more

8 May 2018

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The Climate Lede: What are Pruitt's "secret science" plans? 05/02/2018

The Climate Lede: What are Pruitt's "secret science" plans? 05/02/2018

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has outlined a proposal to increase transparency in the science used to write rules on ai... Read more

2 May 2018

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The Climate Lede: Sneak peek - Farmworkers in Texas feel the heat

The Climate Lede: Sneak peek - Farmworkers in Texas feel the heat

There's a place in Texas where people are as concerned about climate change as those in liberal New York or D.C.: the fi... Read more

20 Apr 2018

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The Climate Lede: Pruitt's unusual trip to Morocco 04/12/2018

The Climate Lede: Pruitt's unusual trip to Morocco 04/12/2018

Increased scrutiny of EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has put the spotlight back on a trip he took to Morocco in December... Read more

12 Apr 2018

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The Climate Lede: Pruitt in hot water 04/04/2018

The Climate Lede: Pruitt in hot water 04/04/2018

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has had a week of bad headlines following reporting about possible ethics violations... Read more

4 Apr 2018

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The Climate Lede: Trump to allow more car pollution 03/27/2018

The Climate Lede: Trump to allow more car pollution 03/27/2018

The U.S. EPA will announce this week it wants to relax Obama-era targets on vehicle pollution, setting in motion a poten... Read more

27 Mar 2018

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Special: Ride-along with a California super-commuter

Special: Ride-along with a California super-commuter

California has mostly cleaned up its smokestacks but air regulators say it won’t meet its ambitious climate goals withou... Read more

21 Mar 2018

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The Climate Lede: Is the carbon tax dead? 03/06/2018

The Climate Lede: Is the carbon tax dead? 03/06/2018

The Washington state senate failed to pass a carbon tax proposal championed by Gov. Jay Inslee (D) last week. Climatewir... Read more

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