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![Offshore drilling rig next to a production platform in Gulf of Mexico.]()
The Biden administration said its drilling-lease spree in the Gulf was court-ordered. It wasn’t.
Leases that could lead to 600 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions didn't have to happen.
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A Missouri gas company figured out how to keep its illegal pipeline running
By using 400,000 customers as leverage.
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Walking America’s car-centric hellscape
Much of America isn’t built for walking. Alex Wolfe is doing it anyway.
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Beyond reusing and recycling: How the US could actually reduce plastic production
Whether it’s a cap on production or a market mechanism, it’s likely to meet industry opposition.
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The U.S. has officially stopped financing new coal plants abroad
But it might keep propping them up at home.
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‘Don’t Look Up’ shows how hard it is to satirize the end of the world
The climate metaphor starts to fall apart about halfway through, but that’s when the film works best.
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![EMA representative Richard Dae (C) registers Victor Leos (R) and his wife Sanjuanita for assistance after their home was damaged during Hurricane Ike September 20, 2008 in Galveston, Texas.]()
![EMA representative Richard Dae (C) registers Victor Leos (R) and his wife Sanjuanita for assistance after their home was damaged during Hurricane Ike September 20, 2008 in Galveston, Texas.]()
Who gets help after a hurricane or flood? FEMA will start tracking it by race
Nearly half of the people who ask for disaster aid don't get help. Is it discrimination?
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In a red-state first, Nebraska plans to decarbonize power sector by mid-century
There are some caveats, but it’s an ambitious goal for a state that currently gets more than half of its electricity from coal.
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Virginia’s governor-elect wants to get rid of cap-and-trade. There’s just one problem.
Glenn Youngkin's plan to ditch a regional carbon-cutting program could hit a roadblock.
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This Nevada community is ‘United In Action’ in pursuit of cleaner air
A group of Latinx community activists in Clark County, Nevada — one of the most polluted counties in the country — are using their own unique brand of Community Power to rally for their right to breathe clean air.
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