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Ken Paxton may be impeached, but his anti-environment legacy will live on
Opponents call the embattled Texas attorney general’s tenure “a disaster for Texas’ air, water, and climate.”
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One person stopped California’s divestment from fossil fuels — again
The state's pension funds have an estimated $14.8 billion invested in fossil fuel companies.
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Why it’s more expensive for Black towns to borrow money
"This is how your sewage gets funded, this is how your water gets funded, this is how public schools and public services are funded."
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SoCalGas said its natural gas was ‘renewable.’ Now, it’s paying penalties.
More than 95 percent of the gas the utility delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels.
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Montana youth win a historic climate case
A victory for Montanans' right to a clean, healthy environment could set a precedent for other climate lawsuits nationwide.
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Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all
It's unclear whether this solution helps the environment — or that infrastructure infused with used plastic is structurally sound.
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How the ‘circular economy’ went from environmentalist dream to marketing buzzword
Can plastics be circular? At a recent conference, companies' answer was a resounding yes.
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Hawaii’s youth-led climate change lawsuit is going to trial next summer
The plaintiffs, most of them Indigenous youth, say the state’s highway projects promote greenhouse gas emissions and threaten their constitutional rights.
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This little-known federal regulator could crack down on fraudulent carbon offsets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is "uniquely situated" to stop carbon market manipulation.
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After years of criticism, Amazon appears to be cutting down on plastics
The company says it used 86,000 metric tons of plastic last year — 12% less than in 2021.
