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Discover how politics can impact the environment, from U.N. climate talks to state legislation to local plastic bag bans.

  • Meet Tom Angell, drug policy reform activist and founder of Marijuana Majority

    Wed, Feb 06, 2013 5:31 PM by Shea Gunther

    Tom Angell is fighting to bring sensible reform to America's drug laws. Hear what the founder of Marijuana Majority thinks about saving the world and how our country suddenly found itself with the most liberal drug policy on the planet.

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  • Obama picks REI chief for Interior secretary

    Wed, Feb 06, 2013 11:07 AM by Russell McLendon

    REI CEO Sally Jewell, who has led the outdoor-equipment company since 2005, will take over from outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar if she's confirmed.

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  • Ed Koch, dead at 88, leaves unique environmental legacy

    Fri, Feb 01, 2013 11:24 AM by Russell McLendon

    The three-term New York mayor was famous for his outspoken persona and economic rekindling, but he also had a little-known green streak.

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  • Vegetative Ariel Sharon shows 'significant' brain activity

    Wed, Jan 30, 2013 10:50 AM by Megan Gannon

    After fMRI testing, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's brain has exhibited its highest neural activity since 2006.

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  • What have been Obama's biggest global warming triumphs?

    Tue, Jan 29, 2013 12:38 PM

    Video: Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell joins Morning Joe to discuss President Obama's accomplishments on climate change since taking office. Goodell says one of Obama's biggest moves was increasing fuel standards for cars and trucks.

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  • Newark Mayor Cory Booker saves freezing dog

    Fri, Jan 25, 2013 12:39 PM by Melissa Breyer

    Would someone get this man a superhero costume already?

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  • Will climate change get cold shoulder in Obama's second term?

    Mon, Jan 21, 2013 10:04 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Despite the president's assurances, a gridlocked Congress is expected to prevent much headway in climate legislation.

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  • The 10 weirdest inaugurations in U.S. history

    Sat, Jan 19, 2013 10:40 AM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    From Richard Nixon's parade of dead birds to Calvin Coolidge's impromptu inauguration, here are some of the most bizarre swearing-in days in U.S. history.

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  • Stephen Colbert's sister to run for Congress

    Fri, Jan 18, 2013 3:57 PM by Michael d'Estries

    Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, who currently finds donors for Clemson University's environmental programs, will run in the special election for the open congressional seat from South Carolina's first district.

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  • What Is an Assault Weapon?

    Thu, Jan 17, 2013 12:00 PM by Marc Lallanilla, LiveScience

    A useful framework for the debate was written into law in 1994, when the Assault Weapons Ban was enacted during the Clinton administration.

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  • Ken Salazar to step down as Secretary of the Interior

    Wed, Jan 16, 2013 10:16 AM by John Platt

    His office confirms that he will leave his job this March to spend more time with his family.

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  • 5 milestones in gun control history

    Mon, Jan 14, 2013 6:40 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    The gun control battle centers over the wording of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

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  • Nixon at 100: A green Nixon doesn't wash

    Wed, Jan 09, 2013 10:30 AM by Guest Columnist

    Journalism professor Bill Kovarik weighs in the 37th president's environmental legacy.

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  • Gabrielle Giffords announces gun control initiative

    Tue, Jan 08, 2013 9:34 AM

    Video: After the deaths of 20 children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last month, Giffords and husband Mark Kelly knew they couldn't stay silent.

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  • Psychology of compromise: Why Congress fails

    Fri, Jan 04, 2013 8:00 AM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Congressional votes are more likely to fall along party lines now than they were in the mid-20th century, a relatively nonpolarized time in American history.

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