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![Collage: on the left, four rectangles arranged like window panes filled with a black and white photo of oil refinery towers spewing smoke; on the right a silhouette of a woman in profile facing left, filled with a photo of dark orange and red smoke]()
A Texas county wants to punish polluters. The state won’t let it.
Residents of eastern Harris County have grown tired of almost-daily chemical leaks and the occasional catastrophe. A new generation of county officials is trying to help them, even as state leaders undercut their authority and restrict voting access.
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![A hilly road surrounded by lush trees is covered with a thick flow of mud. People look onto the damage.]()
Extreme weather is making mining waste a major problem
New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
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![three photos of children: one holding a sign, one holding a fish, and one sitting on a tree trunk]()
In Hawaii, youth are suing over climate inaction
They're targeting the state's biggest emitter, the transportation sector.
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Democrats and the endless pursuit of climate legislation
Amid overlapping crises, has Congress missed its moment to act?
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![Green rectangle with shadowy photo of oil jack silhouette overlaid on top and white colored Fidelity Investments logo to the left of the oil jack]()
Report sheds light on Fidelity’s little-known fossil fuel ties
Climate is not a priority for the asset manager. Could its owners’ oil and gas company have something to do with it?
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A Pacific hurricane may kick off yet another hectic Atlantic hurricane season
NOAA is forecasting “above-average” hurricane activity in the Atlantic for the seventh year straight.
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An industry built on a fallacy of carbon neutrality
The “renewable” industry creates major emissions, destroys forests, and causes health and safety issues in low-resource communities.
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The ugly produce industry faces an ugly question. Now it’s trying to solve it.
How do you really know those veggies would have gone to waste?
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As private weather forecasting takes off, who is left behind?
As climate change intensifies extreme weather, cities and companies are paying for private forecasting. But what about the places that can't afford it?
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Report: California hydropower could be cut in half this summer
A third year of drought spells less hydropower, more natural gas, and higher electricity prices.
