Climate Regulation
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![two construction workers walk through a field of solar arrays erected outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California.]()
![two construction workers walk through a field of solar arrays erected outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California.]()
Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress
Supreme Court rulings limiting federal authority have upended the legal landscape — and could discourage bold climate policies.
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![Wide shot of a room full of negotiators sitting at tables in a rectangular formation. Two large, blank screens hang from the ceiling.]()
![Wide shot of a room full of negotiators sitting at tables in a rectangular formation. Two large, blank screens hang from the ceiling.]()
The US says it now supports a more ambitious plastics treaty. Industry groups are furious.
In a reversal, the Biden administration will back production limits as part of the United Nations’ global plastics treaty.
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![Aerial view of sterilizer facility in Georgia]()
Two lawsuits challenge the EPA’s regulation of ethylene oxide
As the regulatory fight over toxic sterilization facilities continues, the health of more than 14 million people may hang in the balance.
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Spying from space: How satellites can help identify and rein in a potent climate pollutant
Methane levels in the atmosphere are rising. An armada of satellites could help identify leaks from oil fields, landfills, and animal feed operations.
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Permitting reform is back. Is the latest deal worth it?
Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso offer a devil’s bargain: new power lines for clean energy transmission at the cost of more fossil fuels.
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![A photo of a row of plastic water bottles with red caps next to a photo of Kamala Harris raising her hand and speaking]()
![A photo of a row of plastic water bottles with red caps next to a photo of Kamala Harris raising her hand and speaking]()
What would a Harris presidency mean for the plastics crisis?
Experts say Kamala Harris has "the know-how and credentials to challenge plastic pollution as president."
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‘Roadspreading’ returns: How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste across the state
Spreading fracking wastewater on roads is banned. Oil and gas companies do it anyway.
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![Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, wearing suits, stand on stage. Trump, wearing a white bandage on his ear, is saying something to Vance.]()
![Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, wearing suits, stand on stage. Trump, wearing a white bandage on his ear, is saying something to Vance.]()
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![Two men have a conversation as Royal Caribbean International's Spectrum of the Seas docked across the harbour at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.]()
![Two men have a conversation as Royal Caribbean International's Spectrum of the Seas docked across the harbour at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong.]()
How cleaning up shipping cut pollution — and warmed the planet
When the maritime sector slashed sulfur emissions, it became an accidental experiment in geoengineering.
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Tribes in Minnesota are paying the steepest price for the steel industry’s mercury pollution
Steel companies that process taconite release a slew of pollutants — and they're suing the EPA over new regulations.
