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New data show Houston-area communities are being flooded with chemicals
"The people there are tired of being studied. We need to take action.”
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![Collage: hydrogen factory and wind turbine on mountain of coal with ominous dark background]()
![Collage: hydrogen factory and wind turbine on mountain of coal with ominous dark background]()
How a new subsidy for ‘green hydrogen’ could set off a carbon bomb
Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid.
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California’s two largest cities ban plastic foam
San Diego and Los Angeles join hundreds of municipalities nationwide that are phasing out polystyrene.
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EU agrees to ban products linked to deforestation
The new rules will impose strict checks on imported goods, from coffee to chocolate to beef.
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Congressional Democrats have a new plan to combat plastic pollution
Proposed legislation would limit plastic production and restrict new petrochemical facilities.
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![President Joe Biden stands in front of a blue background that says COP27]()
![President Joe Biden stands in front of a blue background that says COP27]()
Biden touts methane crackdown at COP27
A new EPA proposal would allow third parties to catch methane "super emitters" red handed.
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![Joe Biden speaks into a microphone]()
Biden to federal contractors: Make plans to cut your greenhouse gas emissions
Companies supplying the largest buyer of goods on the planet could soon have to get in line with the Paris Agreement.
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Report: 90% of all U.S. coal plants are contaminating groundwater
And nearly half have no plans to clean up their mess.
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Adaptation, loss and damage, and African oil: What’s at stake at COP27?
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war and an impending recession, climate negotiators will be trying to keep the world’s goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius in sight.
