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Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber is a reporter at Mother Jones.

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February 6, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Hillary Clinton’s Leftward Shift on Climate
Helped along by both President Obama and Bernie Sanders, Clinton has broken her silence on fossil fuel extraction from public lands.
January 22, 2016
Rebecca Leber
The EPA’s Silent, Guilty Role in the Flint Water Crisis
Michigan's governor has borne the brunt of the blame, but there's plenty to go around.
January 13, 2016
Rebecca Leber
President Barack Obama had an awkward laugh line about dirt-cheap gas.
January 8, 2016
Rebecca Leber
Has President Obama Broken the Political Stalemate on Guns?
At CNN's forum, the president offered Democratic candidates a model for touting gun control—and hitting back at the NRA.
January 6, 2016
Rebecca Leber
The company behind the Keystone XL pipeline wants its money back for losing.
December 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Climate change only came up in the first and last minute of the Democratic debate.
December 20, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Tom Steyer jumpstarted his campaign a little early, with this ad running during the Democratic debate.
December 16, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Fear of terrorism, kind of like climate change and Obamacare, is turning into another polarized issue.
December 14, 2015
Rebecca Leber, Emma Foehringer Merchant, Sasha Belenky
The Final Verdict on the Paris Climate Agreement
December 12, 2015
Rebecca Leber
This is going to be the new long-term target for global warming.
December 11, 2015
Rebecca Leber
It was inevitable that the French foreign minister would have a fan site before the Paris talks ended.
December 11, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Paris Climate Negotiations Reach Sleepless Zombie Stage
December 9, 2015
Rebecca Leber, Emma Foehringer Merchant, Sasha Belenky
48 Hours Left, Paris Draft Is Looking Better, Not Great
December 9, 2015
Rebecca Leber
John Kerry told the Paris talks the U.S. is “prepared to do our part” on climate change.
December 8, 2015
Rebecca Leber
No, global greenhouse gas emissions aren’t shrinking yet.
December 8, 2015
Rebecca Leber, Emma Foehringer Merchant, Sasha Belenky
There’s One Issue that Could Make or Break a Climate Deal
December 7, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Senator James Inhofe told a room of climate change deniers they’re “doing the Lord’s work.”
December 7, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Here are the five issues to watch in week two of the Paris climate negotiations.
December 4, 2015
Rebecca Leber, Emma Foehringer Merchant, Sasha Belenky
A Frantic Scramble to Make Headway in Paris
At the conference's midpoint, climate negotiators are sweating the details.
December 4, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Conservatives Are Out of Touch with the World
The Republican response to Obama and the Paris climate talks is exactly what you'd expect.

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