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![A collage showing a crying boy illustration, pigs, and a water tower.]()
![A collage showing a crying boy illustration, pigs, and a water tower.]()
The fight over a facility that recycles dead animals in Los Angeles
Neighbors had celebrated the temporary shutdown of Baker Commodities, an animal-byproduct recycling plant, but now an upcoming court decision could allow it to fully reopen.
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![Children play in the ocean under an orange sky.]()
![Children play in the ocean under an orange sky.]()
How a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans
An investigation found that local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize.
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![An aerial shot of a large ship with cranes unloading materials into train cars.]()
![An aerial shot of a large ship with cranes unloading materials into train cars.]()
The EU just kicked off its biggest climate experiment yet
The world’s largest single market has launched a bold plan to tax carbon at its borders. The rest of the world is paying close attention.
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![An oil rig and other industrial buildings stand against a sunset.]()
![An oil rig and other industrial buildings stand against a sunset.]()
Exxon reinforces support for fossil fuels with deal to buy shale giant for $60 billion
The deal to buy Pioneer Natural Resources shows Exxon’s confidence that fossil fuel output will not be hampered in years to come.
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![A group of men sit at a wooden desk as other men watch from the audience.]()
![A group of men sit at a wooden desk as other men watch from the audience.]()
In Texas, oilfield companies helped to craft new waste rules for 2 years before the public got to see them
The effort to update the state’s oilfield waste disposal rules was initiated by Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright, one of the state’s top oil and gas regulators who has investments in the industry.
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![A group of Black women and men in orange shirts stand in front of an industrial facility.]()
![A group of Black women and men in orange shirts stand in front of an industrial facility.]()
A gas storage plant and new pipeline disrupt life in this Black community
The environmental health crisis ruminating in Houston’s Southwest Crossing neighborhood is the product of climate change and an unstable energy grid.
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![A man in a white hard hat and blue jumpsuit walks in an industrial space filled with large black boxes.]()
![A man in a white hard hat and blue jumpsuit walks in an industrial space filled with large black boxes.]()
Grid batteries have never been more abundant — or more useful
This summer, batteries bolstered the heat-battered grids of Texas and California, underscoring the tech’s value as a low-carbon way to keep the lights on.
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![An aerial view of two houses surrounded by oily water.]()
![An aerial view of two houses surrounded by oily water.]()
Cities are struggling with warmer, wetter weather. Better climate models could help.
A new federal initiative is bringing together climate scientists and community leaders to examine cities’ microclimates — and make them more resilient.
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![A pair of gloved hands holds black gritty rocks.]()
![A pair of gloved hands holds black gritty rocks.]()
To reverse a troubling trend, farmers are adding rocks to their fields
Across the country, farmers are taking a chance on a new method: adding crushed volcanic rock to fields to improve soil health (and sequester carbon in the process).
