Climate Regulation
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![Hurricane Dorian hits Cape Hatteras in North Carolina]()
![Hurricane Dorian hits Cape Hatteras in North Carolina]()
US flood risk is about to explode — but not for the reasons you think
A new study projects that the number of Americans exposed to flooding will double in 30 years. Development is largely to blame.
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![Flames from a flare stack at an oil refinery at dusk in Texas]()
![Flames from a flare stack at an oil refinery at dusk in Texas]()
There’s a hurricane-sized hole in Texas air quality data
A new report finds Texas regulators often miss pollution because its air monitors are disabled during hurricanes.
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![Animation: flickering neon signs of a power plant, Ohio, and a dollar sign]()
![Animation: flickering neon signs of a power plant, Ohio, and a dollar sign]()
How a $60 million bribery scandal helped Ohio pass the ‘worst energy policy in the country’
Hidden recorders, dirty politicians, and the corrupt companies that financed it all.
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California’s plan to slash solar subsidies seems backwards. It’s not.
The so-called 'solar tax' could be a boon to low-income families.
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Federal agency flags 8 new substances that could give you cancer
They include a bacterial infection, a flame retardant, and six byproducts from water purification.
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![New York Governor Kathy Hochul]()
![New York Governor Kathy Hochul]()
From off-shore turbines to electric school buses: New York talks big on climate
Governor Hochul announced major climate ambitions in first state address.
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![A long line of cars and trucks move along a notorious stretch of highway in New York City's Bronx.]()
![A long line of cars and trucks move along a notorious stretch of highway in New York City's Bronx.]()
In an East Coast first, New Jersey will phase out diesel trucks
New Jersey joins California, Oregon, and Washington in setting ambitious goals to electrify trucks by 2035.
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European regulators propose ‘dramatic’ new regulation for BPA
Their new recommendation would slash daily exposure limits by a factor of 100,000.
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![Smoke coming out of the tailpipe of a car]()
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EPA cuts through the smog with the strongest-ever clean car standards
While Build Back Better stalls, Biden tightens emissions on US cars.
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![Climate activist Niria Garcia stands amid the burned-out remains of her father’s home in Phoenix, Ore.]()
![Climate activist Niria Garcia stands amid the burned-out remains of her father’s home in Phoenix, Ore.]()
Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia
Here are the crucial ingredients for decarbonizing an economy, and safeguarding a region.
