Climate Regulation
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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
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How homeowners of color are threatened by climate change — and climate policy
“We don’t want to create a modern form of redlining, where places that are affordable are places that are exposed to higher risk.”
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Interior secretary recommends Biden restore national monuments Trump trashed
The Biden administration looks set to undo former President Donald Trump’s attacks on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante.
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Cargo ships are cleaning up smog — by dumping pollution into the seas
How a fix for air pollution leads to tons of contaminated water.
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Should customers be able to repair their devices? This federal agency says yes.
Tech lobbyists say letting people fix their own stuff is too dangerous. The Federal Trade Commission isn't buying it.
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Gridlocked: These policies might put Biden’s transmission infrastructure plans on hold
Biden wants to spend billions on electricity transmission — but current projects are stuck in red tape.
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Eminent domain opens doors for fossil fuels — could it do the same for renewable energy?
Environmentalists have long opposed it for fossil fuel projects. Now, the legal power could be vital to building renewable infrastructure.
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There are massive chemical dumps in the Gulf we know almost nothing about
In the 1970s, the EPA allowed chemical companies to dump toxic waste into the deep sea. Now, oil giants are drilling right on top of it.
