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In Minnesota, the PolyMet mine pits renewable energy needs against tribes and the EPA
The PolyMet Mining Corporation has been locked in a battle to open Minnesota’s first copper-sulfide mine for over 17 years.
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![Marshall Islands' Climate Envoy Tina Stege reacts after speaking to intervene during an informal stocktaking session at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 12, 2021.]()
![Marshall Islands' Climate Envoy Tina Stege reacts after speaking to intervene during an informal stocktaking session at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 12, 2021.]()
Pacific Island nations want more renewable power. Climate financing may help.
Maui-based Mana Pacific is helping to give Pacific nations greater access to renewable energy infrastructure through collective buying power and resource sharing.
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Is California giving its methane digesters too much credit?
“California is treating factory farm gas systems at dairy farms like they are devices that suck carbon from the air.”
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![Collage of solar panel on top of abstract shape with black images of american flag and 100 dollar bill]()
How ‘USA-first’ failed the solar industry
Solar tariffs were supposed to save the U.S. solar industry. They slowed it down instead.
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NYC wants more rooftop solar. Its fire code is getting in the way.
Public safety vs. climate action: The battle over the Big Apple's rules for buildings.
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Europe has a plan to get off Russian gas. Energy experts say it is not enough.
The strategy "fails to disrupt our fossil gas habits."
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What if apartment listings had to include energy-efficiency scores?
How energy disclosure could help lower renters' utility bills and tackle climate change.
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Biden calls off oil and gas leases in Alaska and Gulf of Mexico — but not for the climate
Despite urgent need to halt new development, the Interior Department cites a 'lack of industry interest.'
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Ohio residents fight to get radioactive oil and gas waste off their roads
At least 13 states allow drilling waste to be used for road de-icing, dust suppression, and maintenance.
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![In this Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about wildfires during a briefing with then President Donald Trump at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, Calif.]()
![In this Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about wildfires during a briefing with then President Donald Trump at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, Calif.]()
California regulators reject governor’s pitch for carbon neutrality by 2035
A draft plan says it could be done by 2045, but only with the help of significant carbon capture projects.
