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7 million Californians live near oil and gas wells. This bill could change that.
One of the most ambitious state oil and gas bills ever would eliminate fracking and institute buffer zones to protect frontline communities.
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In Europe, a backlash is growing over incinerating garbage
Growing concern about incinerators' CO2 emissions is forcing many EU countries to rethink their support for these trash-burning facilities.
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Clean energy bonanza: Biden’s budget tries to undo Trump’s damage
The 'skinny budget' asks Congress for $14 billion to address the climate crisis.
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Can a pipeline company defy a governor’s orders? Gretchen Whitmer is about to find out.
The ongoing battle between North America's largest mover of oil, Enbridge Energy, and the state of Michigan.
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How we calculated the size of the Southwest’s abandoned oil well problem
Using machine learning, we found that states are grossly undercounting orphan wells.
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‘No teeth and no funding’: How regulators failed to police the oil industry
Thirty years of data show Texas and New Mexico officials struggled to identify and fine violators.
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One researcher’s quest to quantify the environmental cost of abandoned oil wells
Unplugged wells could be quietly leaking millions of pounds of methane in West Texas.
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Fighting pipelines to the last mile
In British Columbia, Native communities, activists, and local government are split over new pipelines and their environmental risks.
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Ohio’s utility bribery scandal could cost the public billions more than previously thought
If not for HB6, Ohioans could avoid more than $2 billion in excess utility bills and $7 billion in health care costs, according to new research.