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![Flames emerge from a pit, with pumpjacks and a dark sky in the background.]()
![Flames emerge from a pit, with pumpjacks and a dark sky in the background.]()
Methane emissions soar to highest level ever recorded
Uncontrolled gas leaks and flaring are pushing the planet toward catastrophe.
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![Wind turbines against a blue sky with sun shining low on horizon; solar panels in foreground reflecting the sunlight]()
![Wind turbines against a blue sky with sun shining low on horizon; solar panels in foreground reflecting the sunlight]()
Renewable energy can also boost the economy
Beyond the environmental impacts, a clean energy transition can provide financial and health benefits too.
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True costs: How the oil industry cast climate policy as an economic burden
For 30 years, the debate has largely ignored the soaring costs of inaction.
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![Three nuclear cooling towers on a river, with steam blowing from them]()
![Three nuclear cooling towers on a river, with steam blowing from them]()
As Russia attacks Ukraine, experts weigh European ‘renaissance’ for nuclear energy
Could nuclear power help break Europe's dependency on Russian gas?
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![The Manchester neighborhood of Houston sits adjacent to refineries on the Houston Ship Channel.]()
![The Manchester neighborhood of Houston sits adjacent to refineries on the Houston Ship Channel.]()
Texas pledged access for non-English speakers to environmental documents and meetings. The rollout has been riddled with issues.
Environmental regulators are "trying to do the bare minimum by throwing something through Google Translate,” one advocate said.
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The little-known open-source community behind the government’s new environmental justice tool
Inside the White House’s unpublicized experiment in open governance.
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The deadly acid refineries are reluctant to quit
Hydrofluoric acid can form a deadly cloud of gas that can travel for miles.
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![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
![Protestors hold up a sign that says stop mining indigenous land]()
Land defenders face violence and repression. Clean energy could make it worse.
Human rights advocates faced hundreds of attacks last year. Opposition to mining was most dangerous.
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![collage: green silhouette of California with lines showing Native American treaties; orange circle with $100 bills inside; back view of woman with braids wearing a shirt that reads]()
![collage: green silhouette of California with lines showing Native American treaties; orange circle with $100 bills inside; back view of woman with braids wearing a shirt that reads]()
California offers $100 million for tribes to buy back their land. It won’t go far.
“Let’s face it, this is California: $100 million goes nowhere.”
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![Silhouette of Michigan with mining photo and ocean surface on top]()
![Silhouette of Michigan with mining photo and ocean surface on top]()
The country’s largest potash mine is coming to Michigan. Here’s why locals are worried.
The war in Ukraine has the U.S. looking for fertilizer at home. But at what cost?
