Climate Accountability
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A group of young people just forced Hawaiʻi to take major climate action
The historic agreement comes two years after 13 youth plaintiffs sued the state Department of Transportation.
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![Railroad cars on fire and derailed off track, flung to the sides of the tracks with a ball of fire and lots of dark smoke.]()
Pollution from Ohio train derailment reached 110 million Americans
A new study found traces of hazardous chemicals from the East Palestine disaster in 16 U.S. states.
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The kids are not alright: Countries fail to include children in their climate plans
A study of 160 countries show a third don't mention children at all.
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![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
![Black woman with long dark hair in a magenta coat speaks into television microphones at a press conference. She is surrounded by other people of differing races.]()
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
"That contract means nothing if our Earth is on fire."
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How the recycling symbol lost its meaning
Corporations sold Americans on the chasing arrows — while stripping the logo of its worth.
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![Plastic containers of prepared salad are stocked on three grocery store shelves.]()
A new report looks at major companies’ efforts to address plastic waste — and finds them lacking
Of the 147 companies with a package recyclability goal, only 15 percent were on track to meet it.
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![An array pf tall steel smokestacks and pipes with one central smokestack that is billowing white smoke.]()
Illinois Legislature puts the brakes on a carbon capture boom
A two-year moratorium on pipelines would be a first in the Midwest. Already, more than 20 capture wells have been proposed.
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A pot of unspent federal money could have prevented Jackson’s water crisis
A new report surfaces a trail of red flags that the EPA didn’t raise.
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Small island nations get big climate victory in international maritime court
Advocates say the ruling makes clear that complying with the Paris Agreement is not enough.
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![An old oil derrick sits on a yellowing field under a cloudy sky.]()
![An old oil derrick sits on a yellowing field under a cloudy sky.]()
Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
