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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.]()
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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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]()
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.]()
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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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.
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![Side view of California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaking at a podium, flanked by several men in suits.]()
California sues Exxon Mobil over ‘sham’ of plastics recycling
Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company has “manipulated the public and lied to consumers.”
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A new salvo in the fight to protect the ‘holy grail’ of environmental justice
Residents and legal advocates ask the EPA to keep enforcing Title VI civil rights protections.
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What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research
The particles are everywhere, and they may harm human health.
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![A group of elementary children wearing winter coats and backpacks stand on a street corner outside an elementary school waiting for crossing guards]()
London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect.
