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![Natural gas is flared off during an oil drilling operation in the Permian Basin oil field on March 12, 2022 in Midland, Texas. President Joe Biden imposed a ban on Russian oil, the world’s third-largest oil producer, which may mean that oil producers in the Permian Basin will need to pump more oil to meet demand. The Permian Basin is the largest petroleum-producing basin in the United States.]()
![Natural gas is flared off during an oil drilling operation in the Permian Basin oil field on March 12, 2022 in Midland, Texas. President Joe Biden imposed a ban on Russian oil, the world’s third-largest oil producer, which may mean that oil producers in the Permian Basin will need to pump more oil to meet demand. The Permian Basin is the largest petroleum-producing basin in the United States.]()
A NASA satellite launched to detect dust has discovered huge methane leaks
Getting a handle on these "super-emitters" could yield major benefits for the climate.
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![Many stickers with American flag motif and the message]()
Tax the rich for climate action? Protect towns from floods? It’s on state ballots this November.
Two major climate initiatives in New York and California, and many more to watch at the local level.
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![Collage: paperwork, half circle cutouts of water, an oil pumpjack, and a drawn river on top]()
![Collage: paperwork, half circle cutouts of water, an oil pumpjack, and a drawn river on top]()
How a Utah utility is helping an Estonian oil company hoard Colorado River water
$10 for 3.2 billion gallons of water? A loophole in Utah law could enable the country’s first commercial oil mining operation.
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![A worker standing between two giant blue oil pumpjacks]()
![A worker standing between two giant blue oil pumpjacks]()
Starved of new talent: Young people are steering clear of oil jobs
Who wants to work for the brands that brought you climate change?
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![The high water line of Lake Mead near water intakes on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam]()
![The high water line of Lake Mead near water intakes on the Arizona side of Hoover Dam]()
The West’s biggest source of renewable energy depends on water. Will it survive the drought?
Glen Canyon and the Hoover Dam are “not the whole story.”
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![Collage: dark water with red light reflected on the ripples. A grayscale photo of offshore wind turbines and a worker looking at them is in the center; the worker is in color wearing a neon safety jacket. On top is a pink overlaid silhouette of the state of Texas.]()
![Collage: dark water with red light reflected on the ripples. A grayscale photo of offshore wind turbines and a worker looking at them is in the center; the worker is in color wearing a neon safety jacket. On top is a pink overlaid silhouette of the state of Texas.]()
Will offshore wind bring ‘good-paying, union jobs’? Texas workers aren’t so sure.
With wind coming to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas unions demand stronger labor protections.
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Countries pledged to slash methane — but they’re still replacing coal with natural gas
A new report argues that countries shutting down coal plants should ‘leapfrog’ to renewables.
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Unstable Ground
How thawing permafrost threatens a Biden-supported plan to drill in Alaska's Arctic.
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![A tractor sits in a field of green grass. it is dark outside and the sun is rising in the background.]()
![A tractor sits in a field of green grass. it is dark outside and the sun is rising in the background.]()
Will the Farm Bill be the next big climate package? It depends on the midterm elections.
Republicans have already vowed to strip climate funding from the bill.
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![Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022.]()
![Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022.]()
Nord Stream gas leaks may be biggest ever, with warning of ‘large climate risk’
‘Colossal amount’ of leaked methane, twice initial estimates, is equivalent to third of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3 million cars.
