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![Natural gas refinery pipeline, tower, and smokestacks in front of a sunset]()
![Natural gas refinery pipeline, tower, and smokestacks in front of a sunset]()
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left a hole in the global energy market
Will countries fill it with more oil and gas, or with renewables?
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![A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York.]()
![A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York.]()
Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.
An enzyme-based recycling technology is poised to go commercial, but questions about cost and scalability linger.
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![Four wind turbines in the ocean]()
A record-breaking offshore wind lease sale signals a new era for development
But will more expensive leases mean higher electricity prices?
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![Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to be nominated for Supreme Court, smiling and raising a hand]()
![Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to be nominated for Supreme Court, smiling and raising a hand]()
Biden has picked his Supreme Court nominee. Here’s her environmental record.
Though Ketanji Brown Jackson has a mixed environmental record, green groups want the staunch liberal confirmed swiftly.
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The environmental costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
"Fighting around these sites risks generating extreme toxic pollution."
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![the back of a USPS mail truck with blue eagle logo and brake lights. In the background, palm trees and blue skies]()
![the back of a USPS mail truck with blue eagle logo and brake lights. In the background, palm trees and blue skies]()
The Postal Service plans to spend billions on gas-powered vehicles
The Postal Service's decision is a major blow to the Biden administration’s climate goals.
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![aerial view of a piece of land with industrial equipment jutting into water and an Amazon semi truck]()
![aerial view of a piece of land with industrial equipment jutting into water and an Amazon semi truck]()
America’s largest inland port is running out of water
The proposed solution — a 31-mile-long pipeline draining Lake Michigan — is dividing residents of Joliet, Illinois.
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![Residential area adjacent to oil refinery]()
The White House excluded race from its environmental justice tool. We put it back in.
A Grist analysis shows how the ‘race-neutral’ screening tool can still prioritize communities of color.
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![Protesters in street with stoplights and bus in background; sign reading]()
How two years of community protest blocked this Chicago scrapyard
The decision, spurred by a hunger strike and a federal civil rights investigation, is a major win for environmental justice fights nationally.
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![refinery storage tanks and pipes with city buildings in background]()
![refinery storage tanks and pipes with city buildings in background]()
Satellites don’t lie: Methane emissions are 70% higher than reported
A new IEA report says oil and gas companies could earn a profit by plugging methane leaks.
