Climate Regulation
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The EPA may finally reckon with aviation’s dirty secret
"It’s unconscionable to think about the hundreds of thousands of children that have been exposed to lead over all of these years from airport activity."
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Biden promised to phase out drilling on public lands. How’s that going?
The administration agreed to start selling oil and gas leases again, but may do things a little differently.
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Report: Oil companies are burning off natural gas — and leaving regulators in the dark
A new analysis is the first to identify what could constitute widespread illegal flaring in Texas oil fields.
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Congress is finally starting to do something about toxic PFAS chemicals
The move follows consumption advisories for the "forever chemicals" in several states.
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Bay Area regulators just delivered on a promise to help frontline communities breathe easier
The new rules “will save lives,” one doctor said. “It will make my patients immediately healthier.”
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Flood me once, shame on me. Flood me twice, shame on FEMA?
A 20-year-old law would have made communities more resilient to climate change. FEMA didn’t enforce it.
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Carbon IOUs? A new plan to make companies pay back their climate debt
Researchers propose a new kind of carbon price that would reduce the burden of carbon clean-up on future generations.
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A proposal to make cargo ships pay for pollution is making waves
The shipping industry's emissions keep climbing.
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How the gas industry is trying to keep crappy heaters on the market
This gas industry group says it supports energy efficiency. So why is it fighting higher standards?
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A watershed moment: How Boston’s Charles River went from polluted to pristine
And what the cleanup shows us about the power of federal waterway protections