Climate Regulation
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![An American flag hangs from an oil refinery]()
![An American flag hangs from an oil refinery]()
The IPCC says we need to phase down fossil fuels, fast. Here’s how the US could do it.
A new report lists 10 policies to constrain polluting infrastructure and achieve key climate goals.
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![Denka facility]()
In a first, EPA seeks emergency action to curb a plant’s cancer risk
The Denka facility releases thousands of pounds of carcinogens into the air of a predominantly Black Louisiana town every year.
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![Emissions from a coal-fired power plant blow into the distance]()
![Emissions from a coal-fired power plant blow into the distance]()
To protect downwind states from smog, EPA cracks down on coal power pollution
The new “Good Neighbor” plan will halve nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants by 2027.
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![Trash burns at a dump site]()
Rich countries export twice as much plastic waste to the developing world as previously thought
Current estimates only cover “the tip of the plastic waste iceberg.”
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How disaster relief leaves Kentucky’s landslide victims behind
Landslides are one of Kentucky's costliest natural disasters. Climate change is increasing their danger.
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![cypress tress line a narrow waterway in a beautiful nature area]()
![cypress tress line a narrow waterway in a beautiful nature area]()
Georgians plead with state officials to protect the Okefenokee from mining
Even if the Supreme Court rules to protect certain wetlands, the fate of certain watersheds will be up to the states.
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![A black smoke cloud can be seen in the distance on a sunny day. The focus shows a residential street with cars, two-story houses, powerlines, and trees without leaves.]()
![A black smoke cloud can be seen in the distance on a sunny day. The focus shows a residential street with cars, two-story houses, powerlines, and trees without leaves.]()
Can you tell if a ‘bomb train’ is coming to your town? It’s complicated.
In the wake of the Ohio train derailment, towns wonder how to avoid same fate.
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![deflated birthday balloon on a beach]()
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Here’s why a California beach town just banned balloons
Laguna Beach said the decision would keep litter out of the ocean and prevent potential fires.
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![Enormous plume of black smoke billowing up into the sky behind houses on a residential street]()
![Enormous plume of black smoke billowing up into the sky behind houses on a residential street]()
‘This is absurd’: Train cars that derailed in Ohio were labeled non-hazardous
Ohio governor calls on Congress to investigate how that could happen.
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![High Acres landfill in Perinton New York]()
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New York’s new constitutional right to a clean environment faces first judicial test
A case challenging a landfill provides the first insights into how the courts — and state officials — will interpret the amendment.
