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The next test for environmental justice policy? Defining ‘disadvantaged communities.’
New York’s sweeping climate law will prioritize environmental justice communities — once it decides who they are.
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How Tesla shows Obama’s green loan program was a success
Republicans claimed Solyndra and the government's green loan program was a failure. Ten years later, what did the loan program really cost?
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The day ‘Hot Girl Summer’ came to Congress
Will a Megan Thee Stallion reference get people to care about the most important agency for climate policy?
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With disasters mounting by the day, the U.S. may finally enact real climate policy
But there are some big “ifs.”
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What’s an energyshed? The government wants to know.
The Department of Energy is crowdsourcing a definition.
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Not dead yet: How Senate Democrats aim to pass climate policy without Republicans
Senate Democrats announced some of the climate measures in their $3.5 trillion reconciliation plan.
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Exxon lobbyists paid the 6 Democrats named in sting video nearly $333,000
A new analysis takes a wide look at the company’s influence in Arizona, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and West Virginia.
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Biden’s clean energy plan would cut emissions and save 317,000 lives
A new report has found that a policy standard would be most effective to reach the goal of 80 percent renewable energy use by 2030.
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A $100 billion promise holds the Paris Agreement together. Now, it’s coming apart.
Rich countries are failing to put the money behind their promises.
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America’s schools are crumbling. Fixing them could save lives — and the planet.
The Biden administration's infrastructure push presents a rare chance for U.S. school districts to make their buildings both greener and cheaper to operate.
