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![Workers on the banks of a creek collect trash using a large boom. In the distance are a bridge and tall city buildings.]()
![Workers on the banks of a creek collect trash using a large boom. In the distance are a bridge and tall city buildings.]()
LA County sues Pepsi and Coke over plastic pollution and false advertising
The lawsuit says the companies knew the limitations of plastics recycling but promoted it anyway.
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![Close-up image of a deep blue solar panel with silver horizonal lines on it, on black equipment]()
![Close-up image of a deep blue solar panel with silver horizonal lines on it, on black equipment]()
The Department of Energy wants to pay companies to make greener solar panels
Only six panels on the market meet the government's sustainability standards — but that number could soon grow.
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![Presidential seal on black background]()
The next president could address the plastics crisis — or worsen it. Here’s how.
Advocacy groups say we’re at a “key moment” to reduce plastic production and protect communities from chemicals.
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![A large blue chasing arrows recycling symbol on the floor, with two people walking on top of it.]()
![A large blue chasing arrows recycling symbol on the floor, with two people walking on top of it.]()
Experts say a proposed revamp to the recycling symbol is still deceptive — and probably illegal
Does changing the shape of the recycling symbol make it any less misleading?
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![A multistory commercial building that says ADM]()
![A multistory commercial building that says ADM]()
The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."
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![Two plastic bags, one orange and one white, lie flat against a blue background.]()
![Two plastic bags, one orange and one white, lie flat against a blue background.]()
California inspired a wave of plastic bag bans — with an unfortunate loophole
The Golden State finally fixed its ban last month, but at least five other states still allow the distribution of extra-thick "reusable" plastic bags.
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![People stand around compost pile]()
How California boosted composting — but broke local composters in the process
As cities and towns contract with large waste haulers to comply with a California composting law, some community composters say they're being pushed to the margins.
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![Darkened silhouette of an unidentified man in a cap looking out a window at the Panama Canal]()
![Darkened silhouette of an unidentified man in a cap looking out a window at the Panama Canal]()
The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace thousands.
A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio would bring much-needed water, but at a steep cost.
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![Close-up of CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam waving his hand.]()
![Close-up of CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam waving his hand.]()
A federal attempt to foster ‘high-integrity voluntary carbon markets’ falls short, experts say
New guidance for credit-based derivatives gives “imprimatur to a system that doesn’t have credibility to begin with.”
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![Aerial view of refineries in Louisiana]()
![Aerial view of refineries in Louisiana]()
The EPA funded citizen science to address gaps in air monitoring. Will it result in cleaner air?
Funding communities burdened by pollution to monitor air quality is the “do-it-yourself approach to public health," one researcher said.
