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Northern Michiganders are getting off propane — and on to natural gas
The state’s largest utility says natural gas is a bridge fuel, but advocates say it’s no climate solution.
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![Food cooking over a wood-fired stove in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2015.]()
![Food cooking over a wood-fired stove in the Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya, in 2015.]()
Billions of people cook over open fires. Are gas stoves the solution?
Last week in Paris, dozens of countries agreed to tackle harmful cooking methods — but sidestepped the controversial question of how to replace them.
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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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South Korea’s energy trap: Government-funded dead end fossil fuel investments
South Korea is investing massive amounts of public funding into importing natural gas while demand is declining.
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How data gaps could put US territories like Guam and Puerto Rico at greater risk for climate change
"If folks are serious about environmental justice, they need to be serious about addressing equity issues in U.S territories."
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Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows
“Something is wrong with the system.”
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![Two bottles of Arrowhead water against a black background. Labels read 100% Mountain Spring Water]()
Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?
Recent lawsuits say Arrowhead, Evian, Poland Spring, and other water bottlers are deceiving customers.
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![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.
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![Six black, smudged solar panels are placed on the roof of a house with a blue house in the background.]()
As fossil fuel plants face retirement, a Puerto Rico community pushes for rooftop solar
Land for large solar arrays is limited on the island. Rooftop panels can provide electricity during blackouts and bring the island closer to its clean energy goals.
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![People in kayaks navigate the flooded streets of downtown Montpelier, Vermont in the days after heavy rains during the month of July, 2023, caused extensive flooding throughout the state.]()
![People in kayaks navigate the flooded streets of downtown Montpelier, Vermont in the days after heavy rains during the month of July, 2023, caused extensive flooding throughout the state.]()
Vermont passed a bill making Big Oil pay. Now comes the hard part.
The state still has to figure out how much individual fossil fuel companies must pay for the impacts of climate-driven disasters.
