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The EPA was on the cusp of cleaning up ‘Cancer Alley.’ Then it backed down.
Documents obtained by Grist reveal the sweeping changes that the EPA was negotiating before giving in to GOP pressure.
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Net-zero targets are more popular than ever, but less than 5% are credible
New report finds country-level climate plans aren’t matched with reliable pledges from states and businesses.
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![Workers pour concrete for the driveway of a new home at a Pulte Homes housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
![Workers pour concrete for the driveway of a new home at a Pulte Homes housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right.
Arizona has paused new housing construction around the city, citing a water shortage.
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![A home on stilts sits amidst coastal waters and marshlands near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The state has lost thousands of square miles of land since the 1930s.]()
![A home on stilts sits amidst coastal waters and marshlands near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The state has lost thousands of square miles of land since the 1930s.]()
Louisiana’s landmark climate adaptation program is running out of time
“We can rebuild a piece of marsh, but in 30 years, that may be the only piece of marsh there.”
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Experts sound the alarm on toxic chemicals ahead of plastic treaty negotiations
A quarter of the 13,000 chemicals commonly added to plastics are known to have hazardous properties.
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Montana’s new anti-climate law may be the most aggressive in the nation
The legislation, signed into law last week, is even more restrictive than North Carolina’s infamous 2012 law that prohibited policymakers from considering sea-level rise projections.
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This LA teen is suing her school district — and the USDA — to promote nondairy milk
A growing number of students nationwide are fighting the government's mandate to serve cow's milk in public schools.
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![A man wearing waders and a vest uses a net to remove dead salmon from the foamy water of a river polluted with firefighting foam flame retardant.]()
![A man wearing waders and a vest uses a net to remove dead salmon from the foamy water of a river polluted with firefighting foam flame retardant.]()
The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
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![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool
As wildfires intensify, so does the fight over a fire retardant.
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Washington state now has the nation’s strongest law against toxic cosmetics
The legislation targets harmful chemicals that are often found in products marketed to women of color.
