Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
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![Emissions come from a coal-fired power plant]()
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Net-zero targets are more popular than ever, but less than 5% are credible
New report finds country-level climate plans aren’t matched with reliable pledges from states and businesses.
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![Plastic bottles in a sculpture, with building in background]()
![Plastic bottles in a sculpture, with building in background]()
The global plastics treaty can fight climate change — if it reduces plastic production
A new report says a 75 percent cut in plastics is needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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![McCarthy and Biden seated with portraits in the background]()
Environmental groups slam ‘poison pills’ in debt ceiling bill
The proposal would push forward a 303-mile pipeline and weaken a bedrock environmental law.
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![Rubber duckie with skull and crossbones sign hanging on it]()
![Rubber duckie with skull and crossbones sign hanging on it]()
Experts sound the alarm on toxic chemicals ahead of plastic treaty negotiations
A quarter of the 13,000 chemicals commonly added to plastics are known to have hazardous properties.
