Climate Accountability
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![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels
The lawsuit targets SC Johnson, owner of Ziploc bags, and Bimbo Bakeries, the country's biggest bread and snack food manufacturer.
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![Collage of aerial view of Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina, Trump and Franklin Graham, people praying with their arms raised, Trump's GoFundMe page, and a dollar bill]()
![Collage of aerial view of Hurricane Helene damage in North Carolina, Trump and Franklin Graham, people praying with their arms raised, Trump's GoFundMe page, and a dollar bill]()
Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
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![Photo of a man walking past an excavator cleaning up debris]()
![Photo of a man walking past an excavator cleaning up debris]()
How to track disaster spending in your community
As rising global temperatures fuel more intense weather, and disaster recovery budgets skyrocket, this accountability work has never been more important.
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![Collage of solar panels on roofs beside a door-to-door salesperson]()
![Collage of solar panels on roofs beside a door-to-door salesperson]()
Clean energy, dirty tactics: Inside the shady world of door-to-door solar sales
On-site solar can be an incredible tool for lowering both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. But homeowners face a complicated — and sometimes intentionally misleading — process.
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![digital collage of gas stove with warning stickers and caution tape on it]()
![digital collage of gas stove with warning stickers and caution tape on it]()
Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels
Manufacturers sued to stop a Colorado law requiring air quality warnings, arguing gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites once said the opposite.
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![Forest stretches as far as the eye can see, except for a stretch down the middle that has been razed.]()
![Forest stretches as far as the eye can see, except for a stretch down the middle that has been razed.]()
‘Green’ diesel producer’s supplier linked to Amazon deforestation
A U.S. renewable diesel refiner purchased tallow from slaughterhouses supplied by ranches fined for illegal clearing of Brazilian forests.
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![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
![Black and white photo of smokestacks in the distance, with transmission lines in the foreground]()
Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong
The technology is needed to limit global warming. But corporations are supporting it in lieu of emissions reductions.
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![An illustration of Elon Musk in black pants, a black jacket, and a black cap while he holds a drill up to a map of Texas]()
![An illustration of Elon Musk in black pants, a black jacket, and a black cap while he holds a drill up to a map of Texas]()
A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch a $760M plan to build tunnels under Houston to ease flooding
Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.
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![Smoke rises from a coal-burning power station]()
![Smoke rises from a coal-burning power station]()
Trump administration gives coal plants and chemical facilities a pass
In Texas and across the nation, scores of coal-fired plants and petrochemical facilities are allowed to bypass toxic emissions rules.
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![Collage of Altadena after the Eaton Fire, man holding a clipboard, and a snippet of a dollar bill]()
![Collage of Altadena after the Eaton Fire, man holding a clipboard, and a snippet of a dollar bill]()
Disasters destroyed their homes. Then the real estate ‘vultures’ swooped in.
“We buy homes” companies are procuring disaster-damaged properties for cheap. Survivors say they're taking advantage of tragedy.
