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Why reducing lead exposure is part of an Orange County city’s new climate pledge
Santa Ana, California, declared a climate emergency last week -- and simultaneously pledged to protect its residents from lead contamination.
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Democrats are negotiating a once-in-a-decade climate plan
Here's what you need to know about what is in the budget and who could stop it from getting passed.
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Illinois signs landmark clean energy law
The move makes Illinois the first major coal-producing state to commit to a carbon-free future.
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Biden administration says solar could provide nearly half of US electricity by 2050
A Department of Energy blueprint says a 15-fold expansion of solar power is within reach.
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It’s been 2 years since the last UN climate conference. So why do some activists want to postpone COP 26?
COVID-19 already derailed last year's conference.
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Matthew Tejada is keeping the EPA’s eyes on environmental justice
“You need all the parties at the table, but that table is always centered on the community need.”
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Does rural Illinois really need a new gas pipeline?
In this historic Black farming community, some want renewables instead.
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More workers are dying from heat. Texas may make it harder to protect them.
Will the US finally enact national heat standards?
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This attorney took on Chevron. Then Chevron-linked judges and private prosecutors had him locked up.
Steven Donziger's legal saga has demonstrated deep-rooted conflicts of interest in the judicial system when it comes to climate justice.
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Disasters aren’t natural — they’re political, a new book argues
Preparing for climate change means urgently reimagining disaster management.