Climate Regulation
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![Flooded homes in Florida]()
![Flooded homes in Florida]()
FEMA’s new flood insurance plan is drawing the battle lines over climate adaptation
“The new system confirms what we knew about the National Flood Insurance Program — which was that it’s a deeply unfair system."
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![Shape of Lake Michigan and photo of steel plant with orange blob on top]()
![Shape of Lake Michigan and photo of steel plant with orange blob on top]()
US Steel was fined $1.2 million for polluting Lake Michigan. Then it polluted the lake again.
The Indiana facility's spill interrupted drinking water processing and forced the closure of nearby beaches.
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![Thousands of brown and white cows stand close to each other under the sun.]()
![Thousands of brown and white cows stand close to each other under the sun.]()
There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture
The Global Methane Pledge gives farmers and ranchers a ‘free pass,’ environmental groups say.
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![A car sits on a flooded driveway of a house following a night of heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Ida]()
![A car sits on a flooded driveway of a house following a night of heavy wind and rain from Hurricane Ida]()
Even U.S. bankers are getting anxious about climate change
“Climate change will impact all governments, industries, and individuals. Housing and housing finance will not be spared.”
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![A smoggy sky in Amritsar, India.]()
![A smoggy sky in Amritsar, India.]()
The World Health Organization’s new air quality guidelines ‘could save millions of lives’
Solving air pollution problems and tackling climate change go hand in hand, the organization said.
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![An aerial photo of the Marathon Refinery in Los Angeles]()
![An aerial photo of the Marathon Refinery in Los Angeles]()
When the earth shakes in South LA, the results can be toxic
Friday's earthquake underscored the deadly risks in a region defined by both natural disasters and the fossil fuel industry.
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![Santa Ana child on bike]()
![Santa Ana child on bike]()
Why reducing lead exposure is part of an Orange County city’s new climate pledge
Santa Ana, California, declared a climate emergency last week -- and simultaneously pledged to protect its residents from lead contamination.
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![Collage: Silhouette of the United States with crushed plastic bottles]()
![Collage: Silhouette of the United States with crushed plastic bottles]()
Corporations tried to blame you for the plastic crisis. Now states are turning the tables.
As recycling heads to the dump, Maine and Oregon have a new strategy: Make companies pay.
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![The Valero oil refinery in Houston, Texas]()
![The Valero oil refinery in Houston, Texas]()
Matthew Tejada is keeping the EPA’s eyes on environmental justice
“You need all the parties at the table, but that table is always centered on the community need.”
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![Flooded area outside of Shell Norco Facility]()
![Flooded area outside of Shell Norco Facility]()
Ida’s aftermath shows the risks of petrochemical production in a hurricane zone
A Shell refinery in the heart of “Cancer Alley” has been polluting excessively since the storm passed.
