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A tax break on clean energy projects is coming to coal and oil towns
The Biden administration wants to give the fossil fuel "energy communities" of coal country and beyond an economic boost.
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![Activists hold up torches and portraits of slain indigenous peoples and environmental defenders during a rally on November 10, 2022 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines.]()
![Activists hold up torches and portraits of slain indigenous peoples and environmental defenders during a rally on November 10, 2022 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines.]()
2022 was a particularly deadly year for land and environmental activists
Nearly a quarter of the activists murdered were Indigenous.
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![Collage of farmer standing in field with computer chip pattern beneath the crops]()
![Collage of farmer standing in field with computer chip pattern beneath the crops]()
In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland
To lure chipmakers, the state's lawmakers voted to roll back 50-year-old restrictions on urban growth.
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![A man swings his bat at home plate in a baseball game.]()
How climate change is making it easier to hit home runs
A new study found that climate change is knocking it out of the park — no, really.
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![An aerial videw of a blue river cut in half by a dam, with brown hills on each side.]()
Green colonialism is flooding the Pacific Northwest
The Yakama Nation is fighting a pumped hydro storage development near Goldendale, Washington – but it’s just one of many.
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![A series of electrical towers and wires leading to a large plant.]()
El Paso charter fight tests whether a Texas city will move away from fossil fuels
Climate activists have turned to local initiatives to rein in carbon emissions, including a May special election in El Paso.
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![Photo of chargers at a Walmart parking lot.]()
Walmart just illustrated how mainstream EVs are now
The remedy for range anxiety? America's largest retailer is adding thousands of fast-charging stations.
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![Cluster of refineries and storage tanks in Cancer Alley, Louisiana]()
EPA announces rules curbing cancer-causing pollution from chemical plants
The agency claims the proposed rules will result in a 96% reduction in the population facing cancer risk from 200 polluters.
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The future of US forests — a major carbon sink — is ‘highly uncertain’
A new study highlights the risks of using forest-based carbon offsets to cancel out greenhouse gas emissions.
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![Collage of an older woman with an image of a smokestack placed within the center of her head]()
Study: Even a small increase in pollution raises risk for dementia
Research from Harvard suggests that governments need to revamp air quality rules.
