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Joe Biden wants to use coronavirus relief to raise federal minimum wage to $15
Igor Derysh
His $1.9B plan includes $1,400 checks, $350B in state and local aid, and billions for schools and vaccinations
The Southwest’s race against the climate clock
Laura Paskus
New Mexico is facing a drier than normal winter—its reservoirs are nearly tapped out. Things are going to get worse
Big businesses talk a big climate game — just not on Capitol Hill
Nathanael Johnson
The same companies touting their efforts to go "net zero" are silent on the issue when lobbying Congress
Can “True Cost Accounting” tell us more than a price tag?
Lisa Elaine Held
Big corporations can offer shockingly low prices and still rake in profits because they cut corners at every step
Is fonio the ancient grain of the future?
Lisa Held
Yolélé hopes this crop will compete with quinoa globally, while supporting smallholder farms in West Africa
“Cautious optimism” about fighting climate change: Salon talks with author of “The New Climate War”
Matthew Rozsa
Climate scientist Dr. Michael E. Mann tells Salon that we aren't doomed — but we need to hold polluters accountable
Five tips from an expert on how to read food labels
Katherine Sacks
Food labels are important, but they can also be confusing
Democrats on the verge of retaking Senate: Warnock wins, Ossoff leads in Georgia runoffs
Igor Derysh
Democrats appear poised to make Mitch McConnell the Senate minority leader with mostly blue votes outstanding
What the Georgia Senate candidates think about climate change
Zoya Teirstein
Two runoff Senate races in the Peach State could determine the fate of American climate policy for years to come
Hands across the water: Catherine Flowers’ quest to drain the septic swamp
Judith Lewis Mernit
A book written by the “Erin Brockovich of sewage” is a call to find common ground for environmental justice causes
Secular “values voters” are becoming an electoral force — just look closely at 2020’s results
Phil Zuckerman
Secular voters — a quickly growing demographic — vote on values with just as much motivation as the religious
Ecosystem destruction fueled the pandemic. Pollution has made it worse.
Leanna First-Arai
Ecosystem loss has caused hundreds of diseases to jump from other animals to humans
One in three US rivers have changed color since 1984. Here’s what this means
Matthew Rozsa
Blue bodies of water in the United States are turning to jaundiced yellow and even greenish hues
6 reasons 2020 wasn’t as bad for climate change as you thought
Emily Pontecorvo, Zoya Teirstein
Even during a global pandemic, with forces working against it, momentum toward a less fiery future kept pace
Why we can’t just “move on”: We need accountability for Donald Trump’s misdeeds
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
We can't repeat President Obama's mistakes: There's no way to move forward without addressing the damage done
In a last-minute rule change, the Trump admin rolls back water-saving standards for showerheads
Robert Glennon
The Trump administration is rolling back a regulation that requires showerheads to conserve water
Is farming with reclaimed water the solution to a drier future?
Cirrus Wood
In California, several farms are demonstrating the benefits of growing food with post-treatment water supplies
Looking ahead: The top food and agriculture stories for 2021
FoodPrint
One thing we know for certain about the coming year? The coronavirus pandemic is far from over
On restaurant menus, environmental metrics are the new calorie counts
Lisa Elaine Held
Fast casual restaurants around the country are making environmental metrics available to customers
Searching for ethical sugar
Lela Nargi
Unlike some other crops, sugar — the stand-alone product, as well as the ingredient — is lacking in traceability
The first words from the “barrier-busting” nominees for Biden’s climate team
Angely Mercado
In Delaware, Biden introduced the "brilliant", "qualified," and "barrier-busting" group nominated for key positions
Pandemic lessons for the rest of us
Liz Theoharis
Or vaccine thinking applied to all of American life
Biden can restore the EPA, but it will require steadfast effort
Joel A. Mintz
The Biden administration must reverse Trump deregulation efforts and reenergize EPA employment
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