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![A small white house with a gray roof and solar panels sits in front of an industrial area with smokestacks. A red Mustang sits out front next to grass and basketball hoops.]()
![A small white house with a gray roof and solar panels sits in front of an industrial area with smokestacks. A red Mustang sits out front next to grass and basketball hoops.]()
California’s polluted communities could miss out on billions under state’s flawed system
Researchers found that the state's screening tool uses a small number of health problems that could bias which communities are designated.
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![Collage of fragmented photos, which include a mix of railyard scenes and lively community gatherings]()
![Collage of fragmented photos, which include a mix of railyard scenes and lively community gatherings]()
Industry poisoned a vibrant Black neighborhood in Houston. Is a buyout the solution?
“Do you have to lose your history, your culture, or your identity in that process?”
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![a collage with squares of solar panels, a peach, power lines, and people's faces]()
![a collage with squares of solar panels, a peach, power lines, and people's faces]()
Want clean electricity? These are the overlooked elected officials who get to decide.
As the Georgia Public Service Commission writes, "Very few governmental agencies have as much impact on people's lives."
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![Collage featuring warehouse worker carrying cardboard box off-gassing ethylene oxide]()
![Collage featuring warehouse worker carrying cardboard box off-gassing ethylene oxide]()
An invisible chemical is poisoning thousands of unsuspecting warehouse workers
Medical supply warehouses can be a significant source of cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions. Only one state is doing anything about it.
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![A collage with photos of land (rivers, canyons), a college graduate in cap and gown, and text. The land photos are broken into pieces and moved slightly apart.]()
![A collage with photos of land (rivers, canyons), a college graduate in cap and gown, and text. The land photos are broken into pieces and moved slightly apart.]()
At least 10 states quietly own lands within Indian reservations — and profit from them
Tribal climate action plans are being stymied by state-owned land within reservation borders.
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![Smoke rises from the stacks at U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvania.]()
![Smoke rises from the stacks at U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvania.]()
The IRA will help ‘energy communities.’ But what does that mean?
Biden’s green transition could overlook towns heavily reliant upon fossil fuels for industries like steelmaking and fertilizer production.
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![CHICAGO - FEB 12: The claws of a scrap handler machine prepares to move piles of scrap metal at General Iron Industries in Chicago, Illinois on FEB 12, 2011.]()
![CHICAGO - FEB 12: The claws of a scrap handler machine prepares to move piles of scrap metal at General Iron Industries in Chicago, Illinois on FEB 12, 2011.]()
Illinois EPA must revamp its permitting process after Chicago activists file civil rights complaint
“It shouldn't have to be this hard to get these common sense rules in place.”
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![brick row houses on a south side chicago street]()
![brick row houses on a south side chicago street]()
A geothermal energy boom could be coming to Chicago’s South Side
The key to building low-carbon infrastructure in the city? Its trademark alleys.
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![Houses and the governor's mansion in San Juan, Puerto Rico]()
![Houses and the governor's mansion in San Juan, Puerto Rico]()
As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them
A year after California gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico is preserving its net metering program to foster clean energy and resilience.
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![An EV charging outlet in front of an apartment building]()
![An EV charging outlet in front of an apartment building]()
Why the slowest EV chargers may be the fastest way to get people into EVs
Apartments need EV charging. Supporters of trickle-slow “Level 1” chargers argue that access is more important than speed.
