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How a pipeline-loving agency could be the key to Biden’s climate plan
Historically, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, hasn't done a good job of accounting for climate change. That could change now.
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The First 100 – Biden’s second shot at global climate action
A dispatch from day 24 of the Biden administration.
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California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way.
Kern County is already super polluted, but it wants to fast-track 67,000 oil and gas wells.
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Biden’s treacherous path to 100% clean energy just got a little easier
How Biden could clean up the U.S. electricity sector -- using the federal budget.
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![EPA nominee Michael Regan stands in front of North Carolina, the state where he served as secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality.]()
![EPA nominee Michael Regan stands in front of North Carolina, the state where he served as secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality.]()
EPA nom Michael Regan welcomed activists – and industry
Environmental advocates say that Regan balanced a robust approach to environmental justice with a conciliatory stance toward industry.
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![photo of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in COVID masks]()
Democrats’ window to pass new legislation is already closing
Here’s what’s likely to make the cut.
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The latest Trump EPA rule to get tossed? The ‘secret science’ ban.
Former President Donald Trump will forever leave his mark on the federal government, but some of his administration’s rules aren’t standing the test of time.
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Why is science so polarizing? Blame the way we talk about it.
“Listen to the science” isn’t just a bumper sticker anymore — it’s Biden’s official White House policy.
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Biden’s cabinet picks are not afraid to talk about climate — so far
Here's what Biden's cabinet nominees said about rising temperatures at their confirmation hearings and what that signals about how they’ll approach climate policy in the future.
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![Gov. Rick Snyder speaks after attending a Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee meeting in Flint, Michigan]()
![Gov. Rick Snyder speaks after attending a Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee meeting in Flint, Michigan]()
New charges over Flint’s water crisis offer only a trickle of justice
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder avoids serious blame, while his underlings face prison time
