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![Collage of magnifying glass revealing green color emitting from warehouse]()
¿Su comunidad está en riesgo? Cómo acceder a la información y contar historias sobre el EtO
Las periodistas de Grist comparten cómo investigamos esta historia y cómo aprender más sobre las emisiones de óxido de etileno en su zona.
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![An aerial view of a neighborhood right next to a facility warehouse with lots of trucks]()
![An aerial view of a neighborhood right next to a facility warehouse with lots of trucks]()
The unregulated link in a toxic supply chain
From El Paso, Texas, to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.
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![A large freight ship in background, with people walking on the beach in foreground, with hazy air.]()
![A large freight ship in background, with people walking on the beach in foreground, with hazy air.]()
Why the shipping industry’s new carbon tax is a big deal — and still not enough
Modeling suggests it will only reduce emissions up to 10 percent by 2030.
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![A worker wearing a hard hat and safety vest walks past the cooling towers of a power plant under construction.]()
![A worker wearing a hard hat and safety vest walks past the cooling towers of a power plant under construction.]()
The obscure policy that financed many of the last decade’s riskiest energy investments is back
Who pays for the risk that a power plant goes over budget or fails? In states with CWIP laws, it’s not utility companies — but their customers
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![People stand in protest with backs to camera, wearing capes that have slogans painted on them.]()
![People stand in protest with backs to camera, wearing capes that have slogans painted on them.]()
A Chicago law could shift where heavy industry operates — and who bears the burden of pollution
As Trump dismantles protections, the ordinance is a test case for environmental justice.
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![Aerial shot of Seattle, Washington on a sunny afternoon in summer, taken from above residential streets in West Seattle and looking across the bay towards the port and the downtown skyline]()
![Aerial shot of Seattle, Washington on a sunny afternoon in summer, taken from above residential streets in West Seattle and looking across the bay towards the port and the downtown skyline]()
Looking to create effective climate change policy? Ask the community.
In Seattle, community assemblies are gathering frontline community members to set their own policies around extreme weather.
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![Digital collage of an old white man in a suit, blueprints of a luxury property, mountains, a gate to a ranch, and a cowboy on a horse]()
![Digital collage of an old white man in a suit, blueprints of a luxury property, mountains, a gate to a ranch, and a cowboy on a horse]()
Public lands, private profits: Inside the Trump plan to offload federal land
Critics warn that the Trump administration’s plan to transfer public lands could enrich wealthy developers while eliminating access for everyone else.
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![An ecologist surveys the damage Hurricane Helene caused in the Elk Mountains of western North Carolina.]()
![An ecologist surveys the damage Hurricane Helene caused in the Elk Mountains of western North Carolina.]()
Why the Forest Service is logging after Hurricane Helene — and why some say it’s a mistake
Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems.
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![Scientists examine sea ice in the Arctic]()
![Scientists examine sea ice in the Arctic]()
Global warming is melting Arctic sea ice. Can science refreeze it?
Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.
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![Photo of two people, facing away from the camera, surveying a damaged building]()
Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.
An internal memo reviewed by Grist showed the National Weather Service has stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices.
