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Plastic credits are supposed to support new cleanup projects. Do they?
Critics say they won’t work, for one of the same reasons carbon credits haven’t.
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![Three members of the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia look out at a forest in front of them, their backs to the camera.]()
The best forest managers? Indigenous peoples, study says.
Scientists suggest that long term, local governance is the best way to save forests.
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America’s first ‘enhanced’ geothermal plant just got up and running
Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.
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At COP28, a raft of initiatives to reduce methane includes a long-awaited EPA rule
The EPA rule could trim 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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Salton Sea could meet nation’s lithium demand for decades, study finds
The potential of geothermal brine extraction dwarfs the deposits at Thacker Pass in Nevada.
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The EPA is aiming to get rid of lead pipes in 10 years. But not in Chicago.
The city’s nearly 400,000 pipes wouldn’t have to be fully removed for nearly 30 years after the rest of the nation.
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![A Palestinian farmer works the land near Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza City in May, 2018.]()
![A Palestinian farmer works the land near Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza City in May, 2018.]()
Despite war at home, Palestine arrives at global climate conference
At COP28 in Dubai, Palestinian delegates are calling attention to another crisis.
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An Alaska Native tribal council greenlit a gold mine. Some tribal members aren’t happy.
Some in the Native Village of Tetlin claim their leaders broke tribal laws when agreeing to the Manh Choh mine.
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![An aerial view of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge spanning the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina.]()
UN declares PFAS pollution in North Carolina a human rights violation
Its declaration marks the first time the international body has used such a framework to address the threat of “forever chemicals” in the U.S.
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Grist releases public data on US tribal jail and detention center locations
The records from the Bureau of Indian Affairs will help researchers and journalists examine these largely understudied facilities.
