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![A photo collage of a coal miner looking at a split arrow]()
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As coal dies, the US has no plan to help the communities left behind
Coal country can reinvent itself — if it gets the cash
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‘Climate Neutral’ products are now a thing. What’s behind the label?
The latest eco-label on the market, Climate Neutral Certified gets companies to offset 100 percent of their carbon.
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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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![A photograph of rusty abandoned oil pumps in rural Texas.]()
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.]()
![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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![An aerial picture of the new location of a metal scrapyard in the Southeast Side of Chicago]()
![An aerial picture of the new location of a metal scrapyard in the Southeast Side of Chicago]()
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.
