Climate Accountability
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EPA might finally regulate the plastic industry’s favorite kind of ‘recycling’
A new rule could make it harder to turn plastic into oil and gas to be burned.
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Here’s how Congress could hold the EPA accountable for its ‘dereliction of duty’
Upcoming congressional hearings would interrogate the EPA's relaxation of environmental enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Study: The rich can spur climate action — or uphold the status quo
If you make six figures, it turns out, you're a climate influencer.
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![Tall buildings in a city near water with a large, green tree-filled park in the foreground]()
Vancouver promised to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. Here’s what went wrong (and right).
Miles of new bike lanes and light rail lines just weren’t enough.
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Montana tribe finalizes historic $1.9 billion water rights settlement
It is the largest amount ever awarded in an Indigenous water rights case.
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![People on kayaks protesting Line 5]()
![People on kayaks protesting Line 5]()
The climate costs of keeping Line 5 open would be very high
Scientists estimate the pipeline could generate $41 billion in climate damages between 2027 and 2070.
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![Awoman wearing a light yellow t-shirt and navy blue overalls holds a picture of her mother, an older woman. In the background you can see a kitchen with light beige walls and lime green tiles.]()
![Awoman wearing a light yellow t-shirt and navy blue overalls holds a picture of her mother, an older woman. In the background you can see a kitchen with light beige walls and lime green tiles.]()
2020 was the deadliest year for environmental activists. Here’s why.
Pandemic lockdowns erased safety networks and left environmental defenders more vulnerable to attacks.
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Brooklyn pipeline disproportionately harms communities of color, complaint alleges
Community groups say National Grid and New York state agencies violated the Civil Rights Act.
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Corporations tried to blame you for the plastic crisis. Now states are turning the tables.
As recycling heads to the dump, Maine and Oregon have a new strategy: Make companies pay.
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For a livable future, 60% of oil and gas must stay in the ground
And 90% of coal must remain buried, according to a new study.
