Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
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![A pumpjack in an oil field, behind barbed wire fence.]()
![A pumpjack in an oil field, behind barbed wire fence.]()
Occidental Petroleum’s net-zero strategy is a ‘license to pollute,’ critics say
The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents.
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![A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.]()
![A pumpjack in the foreground and a burning flare in the background of an oil field in Montana, with dark orange sky.]()
New documents show oil executives promoted natural gas as green — but knew it wasn’t
It's the first evidence of an oil company acknowledging that gas wasn't as climate-friendly as promised.
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![Dozens of people sit in a large conference room, some with laptops and placards on tables in front of them]()
![Dozens of people sit in a large conference room, some with laptops and placards on tables in front of them]()
UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics’ ‘massive societal benefits’
A deal to stop plastic pollution is moving forward, but negotiators can’t agree on whether to produce less of the stuff.
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![digital collage of various tupperware and arrows on brightly colored squares]()
What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?
Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers.
