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Lessons from New York: What makes a community turn against climate adaptation?
To build a sea wall, you first have to build community trust.
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What states stand to gain if Biden hikes oil and gas royalty rates
The federal government might finally charge oil companies more to drill on public land. Here’s how much money Western states have been missing out on.
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This senator thought he had given his 279th and final speech on climate change. He was wrong.
With climate action stalled, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is reviving his "Time to Wake Up" speeches.
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New York environmental justice leaders propose new definition for ‘disadvantaged communities’
New York wants clean energy to benefit “disadvantaged communities.” First it had to define them.
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Biden administration moves to restore mercury rules for power plants weakened under Trump
EPA reaffirmed its authority to regulate mercury and other hazardous air pollutants amid push to curb power plant emissions.
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What voting rights mean for the planet
The inextricable link between voting rights and environmental justice
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Exxon locked workers out of their jobs. Can workers lock Exxon out of a carbon capture deal?
A union is warning Texas officials not to give Exxon money for carbon capture until it fixes its labor problems.
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Chile is in for a mining boom. Could a new constitution prevent environmental catastrophe?
Advocates hope to enshrine the rights of nature and Indigenous protections into law.
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How a $60 million bribery scandal helped Ohio pass the ‘worst energy policy in the country’
Hidden recorders, dirty politicians, and the corrupt companies that financed it all.
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California’s plan to slash solar subsidies seems backwards. It’s not.
The so-called 'solar tax' could be a boon to low-income families.
