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Interior Department backtracks on public comment period for Willow project
The government told an Alaska Native village it would have more time to give feedback on an oil project. Then it reversed course.
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How climate change spurs megadroughts
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western U.S.
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The Inflation Reduction Act promises thousands of new oil leases. Drillers might not want them.
The bigger question about Joe Manchin’s fossil fuel provisions is if they’ll succeed on the senator’s own terms.
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US Senate passes historic climate bill
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes $369 billion for energy security and clean energy.
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In exchange for climate legislation, Joe Manchin was promised a pipeline. Will he get it?
The agreement might not solve the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s biggest problem: compliance with environmental law.
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Is the Biden administration fast-tracking a ‘carbon disaster’ in Alaska?
Documents obtained by Grist show that Congressional Democrats' requests for more time to review ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project have been met with silence.
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Here’s what’s in the Senate’s $369 billion for climate and energy
The Democrats’ deal with Manchin is a climate landmark that would also boost fossil fuels.
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Manchin, Dems reach deal on climate legislation
The bill would devote $369 billion toward tackling “energy security and climate change."
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Experts to Congress: Restore EPA enforcement staffing and funding for environmental justice
Since 2011, enforcement budget has declined by nearly 30 percent.
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Biden calls climate change an ‘emergency,’ but stops short of declaring it
The president unveiled new climate actions that activists say "don’t even scratch the surface of what’s needed."