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The forgotten fight to ban gas-powered cars in the 1960s
Half a century ago, an obscure state senator fought to ban gas-powered cars — and almost won.
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Why Mississippi coal is powering Georgia’s data centers
With electricity demand spiking, the Southern Company has opted to keep burning fossil fuels.
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They settled in Houston after Katrina — and then faced a political storm
The backlash against an effort to resettle 200,000 evacuees holds lessons for future disasters.
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Scientists want to build a ‘doomsday’ vault on the moon
Climate change is threatening Earth's biodiversity. Could frozen regions of the moon be the best place to "back up" lifeforms?
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Thawing Alaskan permafrost is unleashing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
"It has that sense of a bomb that's going to go off."
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The right to repair electronics is now law in 3 states. Is Big Tech complying?
You're legally entitled to fix your own gadgets in California, Minnesota, and New York — but not all tech companies have gotten the memo.
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Washington solar project paused amid concern about Indigenous sites
Avangrid Renewables said it plans to review comments from tribal nations and private landowners.
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Ecuador voted to keep oil in the ground. Will it happen?
More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.
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Federal judge rolls back key civil rights protections in Louisiana’s ‘sacrifice zones’
The decision could open the door for other industry-friendly states to follow suit.
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What climate policies work best? A new study has answers.
Out of 1,500 policies in 41 countries, a small fraction had a big impact.