Climate Regulation
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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]()
![Smoke coming out of the tailpipe of a car]()
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.
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Beyond reusing and recycling: How the US could actually reduce plastic production
Whether it’s a cap on production or a market mechanism, it’s likely to meet industry opposition.
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![President Joe Biden stand on a podium in front of a large solar panel.]()
![President Joe Biden stand on a podium in front of a large solar panel.]()
Biden orders federal government to become carbon neutral by 2050
The country’s largest land owner, energy consumer, and employer aims to reduce its carbon emissions by 65 percent this decade.
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Cascadia is known for strong climate action. So why are emissions still rising?
Climate-warming pollution is rising in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Action in 2022 can get the region on track for 2030 targets.
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![Federal drilling in Kern County. (Jesse Pluim / Bureau of Land Management)]()
![Federal drilling in Kern County. (Jesse Pluim / Bureau of Land Management)]()
Interior’s new oil and gas leasing plan sidesteps climate action
The report leaves the door open for new leases on public land. What does that mean for the West?
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![Sierra Club of Hawaii Director Wayne Tanaka speaks at a news conference and rally in Honolulu, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.]()
![Sierra Club of Hawaii Director Wayne Tanaka speaks at a news conference and rally in Honolulu, on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021.]()
Aging fuel tanks near Pearl Harbor are leaking. Locals want the U.S. Navy to shut them down
Honolulu activists say "enough is enough"
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![Chairman Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., prepare for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine “infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water and public lands,” in Dirksen Building on Thursday, June 24, 2021.]()
![Chairman Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., prepare for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine “infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water and public lands,” in Dirksen Building on Thursday, June 24, 2021.]()
Manchin and Cortez Masto kill chances of reforming outdated hardrock mining law
The nearly 150-year old law allows mining companies to extract resources like copper and lithium royalty-free.
