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Biden has picked his Supreme Court nominee. Here’s her environmental record.
Though Ketanji Brown Jackson has a mixed environmental record, green groups want the staunch liberal confirmed swiftly.
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The environmental costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
"Fighting around these sites risks generating extreme toxic pollution."
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The Postal Service plans to spend billions on gas-powered vehicles
The Postal Service's decision is a major blow to the Biden administration’s climate goals.
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The White House excluded race from its environmental justice tool. We put it back in.
A Grist analysis shows how the ‘race-neutral’ screening tool can still prioritize communities of color.
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Democrats’ climate hopes are riding on a new environmental justice bill
Here's what Republicans had to say about it.
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Biden administration could finally define what ‘clean’ manufacturing is
The federal government wants to use its massive buying power to clean up heavy industry.
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Biden’s 500,000 EV charging stations get a $5 billion start
Pete Buttigieg on the administration's plan for ultrafast charging.
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US Army draws praise, criticism with new net-zero plan
"This is a great step forward, but what is required is a more ambitious plan.”
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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.
