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![A black Tesla car charges in a parking lot next to a sign with gas prices.]()
![A black Tesla car charges in a parking lot next to a sign with gas prices.]()
Under new state law, Texas will bill electric vehicle drivers an extra $200 a year
The new registration fee is meant to make up for the state’s lost revenue from gasoline taxes that are used to pay for road construction and maintenance.
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![An image of an offshore wind turbine.]()
![An image of an offshore wind turbine.]()
Why the Gulf of Mexico’s first offshore wind auction wasn’t a smash hit
The region’s first-ever lease sale arrived at a time of industry turmoil, and in a place saddled with unique obstacles to offshore wind development
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![A policeman in a wide-brimmed hat stands in front of a group of protesters on a cloudy day.]()
![A policeman in a wide-brimmed hat stands in front of a group of protesters on a cloudy day.]()
‘I’m not the guilty one’: the water protector facing jail time for trying to stop a pipeline
Mylene Vialard went on trial on Monday for opposing a pipeline on Indigenous land amid warnings peaceful protest is under threat.
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![An image of white pills against an orange background]()
Extreme heat could impact the effectiveness of birth control and pregnancy tests
Many states with abortion bans are experiencing broiling summers — and the heat could damage supplies such as emergency contraception and condoms.
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![A man stares out at an abandoned factory.]()
![A man stares out at an abandoned factory.]()
A renewable energy battery plant will rise in West Virginia where a steel mill once stood
The $760 million project will create 750 jobs on the site of what was once the beating heart of the steel economy in the Ohio River valley.
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![A wire fence outside of a house with clothes drying on top.]()
![A wire fence outside of a house with clothes drying on top.]()
A community-led approach to prevent flooding expands in Illinois
In a region where communities of color are most impacted by flooding, RainReady is bringing together community members to create flood mitigation plans.
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![A stone sign that reads CalPERS in front of an office building and tree.]()
![A stone sign that reads CalPERS in front of an office building and tree.]()
One person stopped California’s divestment from fossil fuels — again
The state's pension funds have an estimated $14.8 billion invested in fossil fuel companies.
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![An aerial view of tanks and metal structures.]()
![An aerial view of tanks and metal structures.]()
EPA approved a fuel ingredient even though it could cause cancer in virtually every person exposed over a lifetime
An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.
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![A view of a bay with a factory in the background against an orange sky, as a person walks on the water's edge and a bird flies above.]()
![A view of a bay with a factory in the background against an orange sky, as a person walks on the water's edge and a bird flies above.]()
The one-mile rule: Texas’ unwritten and arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
