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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."
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Without Congress, what can Biden do to stem the climate crisis?
"It's now time for executive Beast Mode."
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Here are 3 ways the EPA can still regulate climate pollution
After West Virginia v. EPA, the Clean Air Act still holds the keys to climate action.
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Republicans want climate solutions — just not from Biden
Americans broadly support action, a Pew poll shows, but partisanship keeps getting in the way.
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![Ground flare at the Exxon SABIC Gulf Coast Growth Ventures petrochemical plant in Portland Texas on Dec, 6, 2021.]()
![Ground flare at the Exxon SABIC Gulf Coast Growth Ventures petrochemical plant in Portland Texas on Dec, 6, 2021.]()
As alarm over plastic grows, Saudis ramp up production in the US
President Biden is in the kingdom this week to strengthen ties. Meanwhile, a U.S.-Saudi joint venture on the Texas coast is pumping out toxic chemicals and greenhouse gases.
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European lawmakers declared natural gas ‘green.’ Now they may face lawsuits.
Environmental advocates said they "will not rest" until the decision is overturned in court.
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Report: US on track to fall ‘significantly short’ of its climate goals
Without new policies, the nation won't even come close to halving emissions by the end of this decade.
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How a 50-year-old PR strategy influenced the Supreme Court’s EPA decision
E. Bruce Harrison developed the "Three Es" in the 1970s. Now the framing is everywhere.
