Climate Regulation
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California sues Exxon Mobil over ‘sham’ of plastics recycling
Attorney General Rob Bonta said the company has “manipulated the public and lied to consumers.”
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A new salvo in the fight to protect the ‘holy grail’ of environmental justice
Residents and legal advocates ask the EPA to keep enforcing Title VI civil rights protections.
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What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research
The particles are everywhere, and they may harm human health.
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London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the city's clean air zone went into effect.
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Federal judge rolls back key civil rights protections in Louisiana’s ‘sacrifice zones’
The decision could open the door for other industry-friendly states to follow suit.
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What climate policies work best? A new study has answers.
Out of 1,500 policies in 41 countries, a small fraction had a big impact.
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Mississippi officials saw the Jackson water crisis coming — and did nothing
A new report from the EPA inspector general found the state’s health department saw evidence of elevated lead levels as early as 2015.
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Colorado is trying to prevent people from putting plastic forks in their compost
But even products certified as "compostable" are causing headaches.
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Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress
Supreme Court rulings limiting federal authority have upended the legal landscape — and could discourage bold climate policies.
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The US says it now supports a more ambitious plastics treaty. Industry groups are furious.
In a reversal, the Biden administration will back production limits as part of the United Nations’ global plastics treaty.