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This GOP Congressman Has Begun a Huge Fight Over a Key Environmental Law

Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) is a major proponent of reforming the bedrock National Environmental Policy Act.Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A linchpin environmental law is now being scrutinized by…

This Video Captured a Massive Iceberg Breaking off a Glacier

Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This past June, late one night, a team of scientists camped out on a fjord in Greenland heard a roar. When icebergs are born, they fill the ocean with noise, and the Helheim…

The Oil Industry Has Launched a Preemptive Strike Over Washington State’s Carbon Tax Ballot Initiative

Jeff Malet/Newscom via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A bunch of heavy boxes arrived in the Washington state capital on Monday morning. They were filled with thousands of petitions in support of the proposed “Protect…

There Are a Few Things Environmentalists Actually Do Agree On

Peter Byrne/PA Wire via ZUMA Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sometimes the most vicious fights occur over the smallest differences. Brutal battles have pitted Catholics that kneel in prayer against Protestant sects that stood before the…

It’s Barely July and This Wildfire Season Already Looks Terrifying

Paul Kitagaki Jr/TNS via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just in case you’ve been living in an (air-conditioned) underground cave, summer is in full swing. The heat is breaking temperature records coast-to-coast, drought covers half of the country, and—sure…