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![Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022.]()
![Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022.]()
Nord Stream gas leaks may be biggest ever, with warning of ‘large climate risk’
‘Colossal amount’ of leaked methane, twice initial estimates, is equivalent to third of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3 million cars.
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![a group of women walk down a city street chanting and carrying a sign for climate justice]()
![a group of women walk down a city street chanting and carrying a sign for climate justice]()
‘A much-needed step’: The EPA creates a new environmental justice office
The initiative will give hard-hit communities $3 billion to address pollution.
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![Unused pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic gas pipeline are stored on the site of the Port of Mukran.]()
![Unused pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic gas pipeline are stored on the site of the Port of Mukran.]()
The huge expansion of oil pipelines is endangering the climate, report says
Thousands of miles of new pipelines planned around world show ‘an almost deliberate failure to meet climate goals.’
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![Collage: SUV driving in nature with trees and mountains in distance, with a photo of a smog covered city rising beyond the mountains]()
![Collage: SUV driving in nature with trees and mountains in distance, with a photo of a smog covered city rising beyond the mountains]()
‘Nature-rinsing’: How polluters use the beauty of nature to clean up their image
Ever wonder why ads show SUVs dashing through the forest?
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![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
![A Patagonia storefront featuring mannequins sitting and lounging in a hammock amongst clothing and gear displays]()
Two ways to think about Patagonia’s $3 billion climate donation
Is it a groundbreaking philanthropic move, or a way to avoid taxes?
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![The Bluestone Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama.]()
![The Bluestone Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama.]()
The tragedy of North Birmingham
Industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century. In an epicenter of environmental injustice, officials continue to fail to right the wrongs plaguing the city’s north side.
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![A truck parked at a Shell gas station under a dark, stormy sky.]()
![A truck parked at a Shell gas station under a dark, stormy sky.]()
Oil companies say they’re going green, but their investments tell another story
A new report finds that Big Oil spent $750 million last year on climate-friendly marketing.
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![a giant piece of equipment and drill platform in the middle of the ocean]()
![a giant piece of equipment and drill platform in the middle of the ocean]()
Court sends 2 Gulf oil leases back to the Department of the Interior
The decision doesn’t halt oil production in the contested areas. But environmental groups are still calling it a win.
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![A women with brown hair holds a boy with blond hair. In the background, floodwaters are seen with debris and downed trees in front of a mountain landscape.]()
![A women with brown hair holds a boy with blond hair. In the background, floodwaters are seen with debris and downed trees in front of a mountain landscape.]()
How Kentuckians want to hold coal companies accountable for deadly flooding
"They won't have water for six months. The power lines are down."
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![fingers pointing at one another]()
![fingers pointing at one another]()
People doubt their actions affect climate change. Is that a bad thing?
More Americans are blaming corporations, not individuals, for the climate crisis, a new poll shows.
