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![digital collage of Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton; Texas State Capitol Building; a neighborhood with refinery smokestacks in the distance, and an abstract graphic of the Texas flag]()
![digital collage of Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton; Texas State Capitol Building; a neighborhood with refinery smokestacks in the distance, and an abstract graphic of the Texas flag]()
Ken Paxton may be impeached, but his anti-environment legacy will live on
Opponents call the embattled Texas attorney general’s tenure “a disaster for Texas’ air, water, and climate.”
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Virginia is bailing on a carbon cap-and-invest program. Activists say that might be illegal.
If the state ditches the program, millions of dollars in climate resilience funding could be lost.
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In a historic about-face, Apple publicly supports right-to-repair bill
The iPhone maker now says repair access "is good for consumers’ budgets and good for the environment."
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Forests managed by Indigenous nations face a $100 million funding gap
“They are a lifeline line for the tribes living on these lands.”
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![A mural depicting three coal miners is seen on the side of a building in rural West Virginia.]()
![A mural depicting three coal miners is seen on the side of a building in rural West Virginia.]()
Joe Manchin could lose his pivotal Senate seat — to another coal baron
The race between Democrats’ swing vote and Governor Jim Justice is bringing West Virginia politics to the national stage.
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A climate lawsuit won big in Montana. What will it mean for other cases?
Why experts say the Held v. Montana decision could lead to more climate wins in the courts.
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![a man in a hat and suit stands in front of a podium with the presidential seal. Behind him, a beautiful field and mountain]()
Biden’s landmark climate law just turned 1. Here’s what you missed.
The anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act arrives to low name recognition and as climate change batters the nation.
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![Collage of John Podesta with photos of wind turbines and President Joe Biden signing The Inflation Reduction Act]()
![Collage of John Podesta with photos of wind turbines and President Joe Biden signing The Inflation Reduction Act]()
Why John Podesta thinks the Inflation Reduction Act is the next Obamacare
The Biden official spoke to Grist about coming out of retirement to sell Democrats' landmark climate law.
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![President Joe Biden, wearing a ball cap and sunglasses, speaks at a lectern outdoors.]()
![President Joe Biden, wearing a ball cap and sunglasses, speaks at a lectern outdoors.]()
What it might look like if President Biden really declared a climate emergency
Activists say nothing short of an emergency declaration will address deadly heat — and the fossil fuel dependency driving it.
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On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay
Residents dogged by frequent flooding have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.
