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6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

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STATEMENT: WRI's Steer "Delighted" Obama Considering Additional Action on Climate

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STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

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4 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Forests at COP 21

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How Big Are Fossil Fuel Subsidies? Let’s Make it Clear

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Transparency on fossil fuel subsidies has been increasing. Photo by Aristocrats-hat/Flickr.
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RELEASE: Pennsylvania Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements by Enhancing Clean Energy Policies

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Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

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Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/47205547@N02/21910319813/">MichaelGubi</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/">cc</a>
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With Latest Fires Crisis, Indonesia Surpasses Russia as World’s Fourth-Largest Emitter

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Indonesia’s Fire Outbreaks Producing More Daily Emissions than Entire US Economy

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Fire in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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RELEASE: Virginia Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements with a 43 Percent Carbon Emissions Reduction by 2030

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RELEASE: New Report calls for Large-Scale Solutions to Climate Change

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Thinking Big on Climate Change Adaptation: Scaling Rainfed Agriculture Projects in India

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Numerous small-scale adaptation projects are underway across India’s rainfed regions. (Madhya Pradesh, India) Photo by Rajarshi Mitra/Flickr.
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STATEMENT: WRI's Sam Adams Calls EPA Proposed Methane Emissions Rules “A Vital Step”

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When it Comes to Adaptation, We Need to Think Bigger

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Rice farmers in India's Tiruvannamalai District. Photo by R.Amudha HariHaran/Flickr
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Interactive Graphic: What Do Your State’s Emissions Look Like?

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Electricity is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo byJarrett Callahan/Flickr
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5 Questions to Ask About EPA’s Forthcoming Clean Power Plan

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Power plant in Springfield, Illinois. Photo by straightedge217/Flickr
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States Can Take the Lead in Reducing Methane Emissions from Natural Gas

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Photo by Tim Evanson/Flickr.
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