Climate Regulation
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A California law gave the people power to cut pollution. Why isn’t it working?
AB 617 has created a long-winded, bureaucratic process but resulted in little regulation — a design flaw that may be intentional.
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Meet the rogue birding group blocking wind energy at every turn
The American Bird Conservancy has made a habit of obstructing wind energy projects — and become a go-to source for renewable energy opponents.
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EPA will finally regulate ‘forever chemicals.’ Experts say it’s not enough.
Advocates say the agency’s PFAS plan is “woefully inadequate.”
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European activists want to ban fossil fuel ads. Why can’t we do that here?
In the U.S., ad restrictions could risk “running afoul of the Constitution.”
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Toxic algae blooms are multiplying. The government has no plan to help.
A new watchdog report shows the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have a cohesive strategy for dealing with freshwater harmful algal blooms.
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Cutting methane emissions is the fastest way to slow warming. Here’s how.
Amid a push for new methane regulations, the IEA points to three relatively cheap ways to tamp down on emissions.
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Cargo-ship congestion is bringing more dirty air to Southern California
Those supply-chain problems you’ve heard about? They have consequences for public health.
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Report: Texas oil and gas regulators are awash in fossil fuel money
Conflicts of interest plague the Texas Railroad Commission, a powerful agency charged with environmental protection in Lone Star oilfields.
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EPA might finally regulate the plastic industry’s favorite kind of ‘recycling’
A new rule could make it harder to turn plastic into oil and gas to be burned.
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Here’s how Congress could hold the EPA accountable for its ‘dereliction of duty’
Upcoming congressional hearings would interrogate the EPA's relaxation of environmental enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic.