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Plastic credits are supposed to support new cleanup projects. Do they?
Critics say they won’t work, for one of the same reasons carbon credits haven’t.
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The best forest managers? Indigenous peoples, study says.
Scientists suggest that long term, local governance is the best way to save forests.
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America’s first ‘enhanced’ geothermal plant just got up and running
Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.
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At COP28, a raft of initiatives to reduce methane includes a long-awaited EPA rule
The EPA rule could trim 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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The libertarian developer looming over West Maui’s water conflict
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Extreme heat led to a Taylor Swift fan’s death in Brazil. Could it have been prevented?
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Arizona’s Gila River Indian Community moves forward with first solar canal project in the US
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A celebrated startup promised Kentuckians green jobs. It gave them a ‘grueling hell on earth.’
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The Cochise County Groundwater Wars
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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect our wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
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How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air Act
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The Permian Basin is ground zero for a billion-dollar surge of zombie oil wells
Meet the Fixers
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Salton Sea could meet nation’s lithium demand for decades, study finds
The potential of geothermal brine extraction dwarfs the deposits at Thacker Pass in Nevada.
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The EPA is aiming to get rid of lead pipes in 10 years. But not in Chicago.
The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.
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An Alaska Native tribal council greenlit a gold mine. Some tribal members aren’t happy.
Some in the Native Village of Tetlin claim their leaders broke tribal laws when agreeing to the Manh Choh mine.
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UN declares PFAS pollution in North Carolina a human rights violation
Its declaration marks the first time the international body has used such a framework to address the threat of “forever chemicals” in the U.S.
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Where is noise pollution the worst? Redlined neighborhoods.
Nearly all of them are subject to noise levels linked to hearing loss, a study shows.
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4 in 5 people around the world support ‘whatever it takes’ to limit climate change
But there’s a disconnect between what politicians say and what the public wants.
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![A worker sets up in a room a full of empty chairs and microphones ahead of the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.]()
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Here’s what’s at stake for Indigenous peoples at COP28
Negotiations happen behind closed doors, but for Indigenous peoples, “A lot of work happens in the hallways.”
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The problem with conventional lawns (and what could replace them)
Bans on gas-powered lawn equipment are spreading — meanwhile, some advocates are looking for ways to ditch grass altogether.
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