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OREGON: 11 protesters arrested after blocking railroad tracks
Police arrested 11 protesters who had blocked railroad tracks in northwest Portland, Ore., since Sunday and demanded local action in response to climate change.
FINANCE: Goldman Sachs impact report shows change isn't easy
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is finding that it's not easy being green.
RENEWABLES: Johns Hopkins to get two-thirds of electricity from solar
Johns Hopkins University says it has reached a long-term agreement to get about two-thirds of the university's electricity from solar power.
Q&A: Wanted: 'Legion of lawyers' to fight climate change
Two leading environmental law scholars are out with a new trove of recommendations for fighting climate change, and they're recruiting lawyers to put the plan in action.
SCIENCE: Climate 'tipping elements' could cost trillions — study
"Tipping elements" in the rapidly warming Arctic may add trillions of dollars to the long-term costs of climate change, a new study suggests.
SEA-LEVEL RISE: 'My nightmare has already happened'
MADISON, Wis. — A continental divide of geography, language, culture and tradition separates the Gullah/Geechee Nation of the south Atlantic coast and the U.S.-Mexico border city of Imperial Beach, Calif.
CAMPAIGN 2020: Could Biden build a new climate coalition?
Joe Biden is betting a blue-collar campaign can win over a Democratic Party that's grown more green than ever.
ADAPTATION: Sea walls or sand dunes? Federal agencies don't agree
The Army Corps of Engineers is objecting to a plan to vastly expand a federal environmental protection zone along the East Coast, warning that it could "increase the threats to life, safety and property."