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![The view of some sparse trees, a road, and a mountain gutted by coal mining.]()
![The view of some sparse trees, a road, and a mountain gutted by coal mining.]()
How bankruptcy helps the coal industry avoid environmental liability
Jeff Hoops built Blackjewel into the nation’s sixth largest coal company by acquiring bankrupt mines. When it declared bankruptcy, he pivoted to other ventures, leaving polluted streams and mud-shrouded roads in his wake.
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![A man with a bun and a black hoodie installs a heat pump on the side of a gray house.]()
![A man with a bun and a black hoodie installs a heat pump on the side of a gray house.]()
Airbnb will help some hosts pay for new heat pumps
A pilot program in Massachusetts will give Airbnb vacation-rental owners $2,500 to install air-source heat pumps and make their properties more energy-efficient.
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![The stacks of the Salt River Project generating station near Randolph, Arizona.]()
![The stacks of the Salt River Project generating station near Randolph, Arizona.]()
A historic Black community fights to block Arizona utility’s expansion plan
The town of Randolph is is now virtually surrounded by gas plants, pipelines, a hazardous waste site and a steel company contracted to manufacture the former president’s border wall.
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![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
![A Nebraska farmer holds two ears of corn in his hand]()
Despite what you may think, ethanol isn’t dead yet
The biofuel's bipartisan support isn't about science, but politics.
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![A Navajo man, shown in silhouette, fills a water tank in the back of his truck.]()
![A Navajo man, shown in silhouette, fills a water tank in the back of his truck.]()
The EPA extends federal protection to tribal waters
The proposed rule will ensure more than 500,000 tribal citizens enjoy clean water protections.
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![the owner of a white Nissan Leaf electric vehicle plugs the car into a charger mounted on the wall of his garage.]()
![the owner of a white Nissan Leaf electric vehicle plugs the car into a charger mounted on the wall of his garage.]()
A California bill could help make EVs a blackout solution
The state might require every electric vehicle to be capable of powering your home — and the grid — through a process called bidirectional charging.
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![wind turbine in ny state]()
After a four-year campaign, New York says yes to publicly owned renewables
The state has set ambitious climate targets. Now it'll build the clean energy it needs to meet them.
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How the Supreme Court could undermine the climate fight
Justices will hear a case that challenges a long-standing precedent that underpins many public health and climate regulations.
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![a line of four houses reflected into a body of water]()
![a line of four houses reflected into a body of water]()
The little-known Nevada company making millions off the Western water shortage
A small Nevada company spent decades buying water. As the West dries up, it’s cashing out.
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![Aerial view of lithium mine evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert (in Salar de Atacama, Chile) with mountains in the background]()
![Aerial view of lithium mine evaporation ponds in the Atacama Desert (in Salar de Atacama, Chile) with mountains in the background]()
Chile’s national lithium strategy raises questions about the environmental and social costs of EVs
Critics want the move to go beyond raising revenue and to protect ecosystems and communities from unnecessary extraction.
