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Here’s why this new fracking ban in the Northeast is a big deal
Fracking got banned in parts of four states, and the industry is livid.
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Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs
One Texas oil and gas company left the state responsible for almost $10 million after its 2019 bankruptcy.
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The key to passing climate policy? Rein in (or win over) utilities monopolies.
Investor-owned utilities — yes, IOUs — dominate the system and wield enormous political power. Only the feds can change that.
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![A photo collage of the silhouette of California with a pair of worn work gloves on top, and a background of illustrated conifer trees.]()
Biden wants to build a jobs corps to save the planet. California’s already doing it.
A California experiment holds lessons for Biden's Civilian Climate Corps.
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Pollution is so bad in this Chicago neighborhood, people are on hunger strike to stop it
It's been nearly a month since dozens of Chicagoans went on hunger strike to stop a scrapyard from being moved to a lower-income neighborhood.
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![A collage of a photograph of a coal plant, the logo of the Environmental Protection Agency, and a photograph of President Joe Biden signing a piece of paper.]()
![A collage of a photograph of a coal plant, the logo of the Environmental Protection Agency, and a photograph of President Joe Biden signing a piece of paper.]()
Inside Biden’s uphill battle to restore the EPA after Trump
“We've seen more and more regulatory capture of our environmental agencies.”
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Cities voted for green building codes. Now developers want to end voting.
Powerful lobbying groups are fighting to block cities from having a final say over building codes that could cut pollution and make energy bills cheaper.
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Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather
Too often, power companies get exactly what they want.
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The First 100 – Joe and Justin’s Parisian bromance
A short-run weekly newsletter analyzing federal climate action during the first months of the Biden administration. Hello, I’m Shannon Osaka, and today is Day 38 of the Biden administration. This week, the president started to nail down his Paris plans — and faced Republican backlash. When it comes to international agreements on climate change, […]
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![A photo collage of repeated images of a United States Treasury check and an electric car plugged into a charger.]()
The EV tax credit can save you thousands — if you’re rich enough
Almost 80 percent of the credits are claimed by people making at least $100k a year.
