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The country’s biggest solar farm is coming to one of the coal-friendliest states
How one small farming community in Indiana came to embrace a massive solar project.
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‘Net-zero is not enough’: A new book explains how to end fossil fuels
Sociologist Holly Buck wants you to know that fossil fuel phaseout isn’t a "fringe" idea.
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EPA cuts through the smog with the strongest-ever clean car standards
While Build Back Better stalls, Biden tightens emissions on US cars.
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Think apartment-hunting is frustrating? Try doing it with an electric car.
As the US switches to EVs, apartment-dwellers struggle to plug in.
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Coal isn’t dying yet. 2021 brought a record surge in use.
As much of the world emerged from lockdown, coal stepped in to meet energy needs.
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The wealthiest people on the planet are responsible for almost half of carbon emissions
Yet climate policies disproportionally affect the middle and lower class.
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New York City bans gas heating and stoves from new buildings
The ban will go into effect for small buildings in 2024 and large buildings in 2027.
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The Biden administration said its drilling-lease spree in the Gulf was court-ordered. It wasn’t.
Leases that could lead to 600 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions didn't have to happen.
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A Missouri gas company figured out how to keep its illegal pipeline running
By using 400,000 customers as leverage.
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In a red-state first, Nebraska plans to decarbonize power sector by mid-century
There are some caveats, but it’s an ambitious goal for a state that currently gets more than half of its electricity from coal.