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![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
![President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy meet about the United States debt ceiling.]()
What does climate change have to do with the debt ceiling crisis?
A barrage of climate disasters has slowed down federal tax collection just when it's needed most.
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![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
![A large metal structure, known as a pumpjack, swings its mechanical arm to the earth for oil production.]()
Lawsuit: Oil and gas pollution violates New Mexico’s constitution
"Schools are surrounded by oil and gas wells and fracking sites."
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![A man seen in silhouette walks toward a steel mill, where a banner reads]()
![A man seen in silhouette walks toward a steel mill, where a banner reads]()
Steel built the Rust Belt. Green steel could help rebuild it.
Steel manufactured using hydrogen and powered by renewable energy could drastically reduce carbon emissions and employ a well-paid, industrial workforce.
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![Person and bulldozer at a landfill]()
![Person and bulldozer at a landfill]()
More than 150 countries agree to ban 3 toxic chemicals
But exemptions mean the chemicals will not completely disappear.
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![Tesla lithium refinery]()
![Tesla lithium refinery]()
Tesla breaks ground on lithium refinery in Texas — a first for a US automaker
CEO Elon Musk said the plant will protect against a future "choke point" on battery-grade lithium availability.
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![a collage with heat graphs, chain link fence, and a police car photo]()
![a collage with heat graphs, chain link fence, and a police car photo]()
Extreme heat will take an unequal toll on tribal jails
Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.
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![Surfers walk along a shrinking beach in San Clemente, California, south of Los Angeles.]()
![Surfers walk along a shrinking beach in San Clemente, California, south of Los Angeles.]()
As California attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ coastal homeowners sue to stay
A legal battle in Half Moon Bay could derail the state's climate adaptation push.
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A new law in Colorado will prevent utilities from charging customers for lobbying
Ratepayers will no longer have to foot the bill for utilities' political activities.
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![East of Hazar, Turkmenistan, a port city on the Caspian Sea, 12 plumes of methane stream westward. The plumes were detected by NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission and some of them stretch for more than 20 miles (32 kilometers)]()
![East of Hazar, Turkmenistan, a port city on the Caspian Sea, 12 plumes of methane stream westward. The plumes were detected by NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission and some of them stretch for more than 20 miles (32 kilometers)]()
Turkmenistan’s ‘mind-boggling’ methane emissions revealed by satellite data
Experts say leaks of the potent greenhouse gas could be easily fixed, and would rapidly reduce global heating.
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![Vogtle is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia.]()
![Vogtle is a 2-unit nuclear power plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia.]()
US support for nuclear power soars to highest level in a decade
As the country looks to decarbonize, nuclear’s popularity continues to climb.
