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What happened to Biden’s climate policy plans? A visual guide.
RIP Build Back Better (probably)
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As temperatures rise, crossing into the US will become even more deadly
Crossing the US-Mexico border is already lethal. A new study says climate change could make it much worse.
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European regulators propose ‘dramatic’ new regulation for BPA
Their new recommendation would slash daily exposure limits by a factor of 100,000.
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EPA cuts through the smog with the strongest-ever clean car standards
While Build Back Better stalls, Biden tightens emissions on US cars.
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Code red, glacier blood, megadrought: The defining words of 2021
These 12 words captured the spirit of our overheating planet this year.
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Think apartment-hunting is frustrating? Try doing it with an electric car.
As the US switches to EVs, apartment-dwellers struggle to plug in.
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Coal isn’t dying yet. 2021 brought a record surge in use.
As much of the world emerged from lockdown, coal stepped in to meet energy needs.
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Build Back Better is stalled, and so are Biden’s ambitious climate plans
Americans were supposed to get clean energy tax credits for Christmas. Instead they're getting another shelved climate bill.
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Did we figure out how to make good ‘climate pop’ songs in 2021?
The creep of climate anxiety onto the Top 40 has been a long time coming.
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Indigenous and environmental activists say they were illegally spied on
A lawsuit alleges the Oregon Department of Justice ran a "spy agency."
