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West Virginia’s coal mine cleanup process is an underfunded ‘house of cards.’
Environmental groups want the federal government to do something about it.
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The cost to clean up New Mexico’s oil and gas industry? $8 billion.
The state has secured just 2 percent of that total from oil and gas operators.
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Why do we continue to believe companies that greenwash?
We're tired, but we might be entering a new era of consumer awareness.
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The EPA just accused Missouri’s environmental agency of violating the Civil Rights Act
The findings are the latest example of how the Biden administration is prioritizing environmental justice.
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ExxonMobil found the real reason for the climate crisis: You
How oil companies used language to make us blame ourselves.
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This power plant stopped burning fossil fuels. Then Bitcoin came along.
On the sleepy shores of New York’s Seneca Lake, a cryptocurrency company is showing how Bitcoin can keep fossil fuel use alive.
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How Berkshire Hathaway fed investors a flawed narrative about their climate progress
Other utilities could do the same.
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2 years after passing a landmark climate law, New York has no plan to fund it
Governor Cuomo just approved the largest budget in New York history — and it has virtually no new funding to help meet the state's emissions goals.
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Is your home in a flood-prone zone? In most states, you won’t find out until after you buy.
A dearth of flood disclosure laws is creating false real estate markets across the U.S.
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There are massive chemical dumps in the Gulf we know almost nothing about
In the 1970s, the EPA allowed chemical companies to dump toxic waste into the deep sea. Now, oil giants are drilling right on top of it.
