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Trump’s Funding Freezes and Clawbacks: Illegal, Stupid, Dangerous

Ben Jealous - February 22, 2025

Public Domain Photo “Panic, confusion, and anger.” That’s how BlueGreen Alliance president Jason Walsh described to CNN the state that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant awardees...

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In Fire’s Wake, a Community Comes Together to Prevent Future Disasters

Ben Jealous - February 8, 2025

Authorities announced evacuees won’t be allowed to return to their residences due to risks of electrocution, landslides, and toxic exposure. (AP pic via CC...

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Ben Jealous: President Trump Will Raise Your Energy Bills

Special Contributor - January 24, 2025

LNG storage tanks under construction (Photo Credit: Roy Luck/Flickr). Ratepayers beware. Team Trump’s eagerness to enrich his fossil fuel industry cronies with his “drill baby...

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Ben Jealous: Trump’s Team is Coming for Climate Science.The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse.

Special Contributor - January 17, 2025

Donald Trump (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons) By Ben Jealous It is official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. Temperatures not only surpassed 2023 as...

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Saving the World as a Path to Prosperity

Special Contributor - September 21, 2024

By Ben Jealous “Made in the USA” is a tagline that should apply to every major piece of the clean energy economy. It is within...

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Tornadoes, Rain Strike Chicagoland: Causing Damage and Disrupting Flights

Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor - July 13, 2023

Tornadoes touched down in the Chicagoland area near O’Hare International Airport and Midway on Wednesday, disrupting hundreds of flights and forcing people to take...

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