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![A worker from the Danish firm ReSea Project collecting plastic waste in Indonesia, home to some of the world's most polluted waters.]()
![A worker from the Danish firm ReSea Project collecting plastic waste in Indonesia, home to some of the world's most polluted waters.]()
UN calls on governments to reduce, reuse, recycle — for real this time
But advocates argue the new report doesn’t focus enough on curbing plastic use.
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![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
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![A man stands on a hill under a cloudy sky as water pours from a pipe.]()
![A man stands on a hill under a cloudy sky as water pours from a pipe.]()
Texas’ water infrastructure is broken, jeopardizing quality and supply for a growing state
On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents.
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![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
Lawsuit: Oil and gas pollution violates New Mexico’s constitution
"Schools are surrounded by oil and gas wells and fracking sites."
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![The view of some sparse trees, a road, and a mountain gutted by coal mining.]()
![The view of some sparse trees, a road, and a mountain gutted by coal mining.]()
How bankruptcy helps the coal industry avoid environmental liability
Jeff Hoops built Blackjewel into the nation’s sixth largest coal company by acquiring bankrupt mines. When it declared bankruptcy, he pivoted to other ventures, leaving polluted streams and mud-shrouded roads in his wake.
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![A fishing boat in silhouette heads up the Cape Fear River as sunse casts a golden glow over the water.]()
![A fishing boat in silhouette heads up the Cape Fear River as sunse casts a golden glow over the water.]()
Is PFAS pollution a human rights violation? These activists say yes.
Activists in North Carolina allege that DuPont has for decades fouled Cape Fear River. They want the UN Human Rights Commission to hold it accountable.
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After a Houston-area chemical fire, toxic benzene lingered for weeks, endangering residents
Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.
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For years, the EPA and Texas ignored warning signs at a chemical storage site. Then an inferno erupted.
Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm.
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![Photo of the Supreme Court building with greenery in front]()
![Photo of the Supreme Court building with greenery in front]()
The Supreme Court just unleashed a flood of lawsuits against Big Oil
Climate court cases are about to get a lot more interesting.
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![PVC pipes stacked in the back of a truck]()
![PVC pipes stacked in the back of a truck]()
As states replace lead pipes, plastic alternatives could bring new risks
Cities and states that substitute PVC for lead pipes "may well be leaping from the frying pan into the fire."
