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The actions you take to save the world don’t always have to be huge. But you do have to act.
People walk with groceries in plastic bags in Chinatown on March 28, 2007 in San Francisco | Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images
Their fight against plastic bags becomes even more urgent as the threat of floods looms even larger.
Enrique Peña Nieto and Donald Trump
Everyone seems to be caught up in the heat of the moment, either marveling at the entertainment value of the American political process or wondering what the consequences will be for their nations, once the election is over.
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Overharvesting, farming and urban development top list of threats
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One's short. One's long. Both would legalize cannabis.
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Some progress on climate, but the rest of the planet gets short shrift
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When it comes to full-bore misrepresentation of environmental facts, the Republican Party’s 2016 platform is really a thing to behold.
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The wall would hurt animals and plants both common and endangered. And we just don't need it.
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The technology, designed to make American ships safer during foriegn interventions, poses a risk to marine mammals.
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The Board of Supervisors delayed a decision on whether to press for a change to state law that would allow the county to put a "millionaire's tax" on the Nov. ballot to fund the fight against homelessness.
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California Senate Bill 916 aims to create single-subject teaching credentials in the subjects of dance and theater.
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The League of Conservation Voters just issued its earliest Presidential endorsement ever, and grassroots environmentalists are angry.
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