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![Six people march while holding a sign that says "Hold the big polluters accountable" in capital letters. They lead a line of protesters carrying flags with signs protesting major oil and gas companies.]()
![Six people march while holding a sign that says "Hold the big polluters accountable" in capital letters. They lead a line of protesters carrying flags with signs protesting major oil and gas companies.]()
Filipino inquiry says polluters are liable for human rights violations
The Philippines lays out a plan for addressing climate change — and holding the biggest polluters accountable.
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![Interior of United Nations room with people in rows of seats watching a person give a speech at a podium at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]()
![Interior of United Nations room with people in rows of seats watching a person give a speech at a podium at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues]()
The plan to ensure Indigenous peoples have a voice at the UN
At the close of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, leaders call for 'enhanced participation' at the international level.
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Heat pumps do work in the cold — Americans just don’t know it yet
These heating/cooling systems have been called the "most overlooked climate solution." Now they can work in temperatures far below freezing.
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![Protestors march holding a sign that reads "We Act for Environmental Justice"]()
![Protestors march holding a sign that reads "We Act for Environmental Justice"]()
Environmental justice law in New York could prevent new pollution in hard-hit neighborhoods
The state joins New Jersey in passing toughest legislation in country.
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![A tanker truck crosses the Union Pacific rail line in Price Canyon, in central Utah, as it heads up Indian Canyon. This area in Price Canyon is where the proposed Uintah Basin Railway will connect with the national railway network. The Uintah Basin Railway is proposed to move crude oil, agriculture, and minerals mined in Utah’s Uintah Basin, an area with long standing freight transportation challenges. Construction of the rail line is slated for 2023-2024.]()
![A tanker truck crosses the Union Pacific rail line in Price Canyon, in central Utah, as it heads up Indian Canyon. This area in Price Canyon is where the proposed Uintah Basin Railway will connect with the national railway network. The Uintah Basin Railway is proposed to move crude oil, agriculture, and minerals mined in Utah’s Uintah Basin, an area with long standing freight transportation challenges. Construction of the rail line is slated for 2023-2024.]()
An oil train is set to destroy pristine Utah mountains. Why won’t Biden stop it?
Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
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![Amtrak train and freight train separated by traffic barrier and no entry sign]()
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People vs. cargo: How a battle over Amtrak’s Gulf Coast line could shape the future of passenger rail
Amtrak’s plan to resume service from New Orleans ran straight into two freight companies.
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![Attorney General Merrick Garland speaking at a podium; Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and EPA administrator Michael Regan standing behind him]()
![Attorney General Merrick Garland speaking at a podium; Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and EPA administrator Michael Regan standing behind him]()
A new Office of Environmental Justice is announced
New Justice Dept. office will take on polluters in hard-hit communities
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As fires scorch New Mexico, the West braces for another hellish summer
It’s only May, and the Calf Canyon fire is already the state’s second-biggest on record.
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![A drone photo shows mucilage, also known colloquially as sea snot, continuing to invade the Marmara Sea, at Gulf of Izmit in Darica district of Kocaeli's Eskihisar coastline.]()
![A drone photo shows mucilage, also known colloquially as sea snot, continuing to invade the Marmara Sea, at Gulf of Izmit in Darica district of Kocaeli's Eskihisar coastline.]()
Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250 million years
New research warns pressures of rising heat and loss of oxygen reminiscent of ‘great dying’ that occurred about 250 million years ago.
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Tech companies are spending big to suck carbon from the atmosphere. Should the government, too?
State and federal lawmakers pitch spending billions to scale up a nascent industry with an uncertain business model.
