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Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas
Companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade, an Inside Climate News analysis found.
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Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt
The 'father of environmental justice' says sending fluorinated firefighting foam to a landfill in the mostly poor, Black town of Emelle perpetuates racism.
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The scientist who warned the US about climate change says it’s worse than we thought. Again.
A new study led by James Hansen estimates we'll hit the 1.5 degrees Celsius target earlier than predicted.
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Public power is on the ballot in Maine. Will voters take a leap of faith?
The state has a chance to oust unpopular investor-owned utilities — and set a precedent for the rest of the country.
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How abandoned oil wells plague the Osage Nation
A century after the events of "Killers of the Flower Moon," abandoned oil wells litter the Osage Nation.
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Kentucky’s Democratic governor would rather not talk about climate change
In a coal-powered state beset by disasters, Andy Beshear hopes to win reelection by avoiding the elephant in the room.
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Developing countries need at least $215 billion a year for climate adaptation
That's at least 10 times what's currently available.
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Oil development tees up fresh fight over sage grouse protections
Most of the sage grouse population now relies on public lands — but not all public lands are protected equally.
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How Hurricane Ida turned a Louisiana nursing home into a living nightmare
For Louisiana nursing home residents warehoused during Hurricane Ida, the storm was only the start of a deadly nightmare.
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A new report calls chemical recycling a ‘dangerous deception’ — and a former plastic lobbyist agrees
Most U.S. chemical recycling facilities turn plastics into fuel to be burned.