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![A photo collage of a coal miner looking at a split arrow]()
![A photo collage of a coal miner looking at a split arrow]()
As coal dies, the US has no plan to help the communities left behind
Coal country can reinvent itself — if it gets the cash
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![A photograph of rusty abandoned oil pumps in rural Texas.]()
![A photograph of rusty abandoned oil pumps in rural Texas.]()
Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs
One Texas oil and gas company left the state responsible for almost $10 million after its 2019 bankruptcy.
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![A photo collage of the silhouette of California with a pair of worn work gloves on top, and a background of illustrated conifer trees.]()
![A photo collage of the silhouette of California with a pair of worn work gloves on top, and a background of illustrated conifer trees.]()
Biden wants to build a jobs corps to save the planet. California’s already doing it.
A California experiment holds lessons for Biden's Civilian Climate Corps.
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Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather
Too often, power companies get exactly what they want.
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![A person stands on a kitchen counter with their foot extended over their gas stove for warmth]()
![A person stands on a kitchen counter with their foot extended over their gas stove for warmth]()
After the Texas freeze, people are asking: Is electrifying buildings risky?
When the power went out in Texas, gas stoves became a lifeline.
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![A photo collage of pictures of various national parks, with a national park sign, a ranger hat, and a fir tree.]()
![A photo collage of pictures of various national parks, with a national park sign, a ranger hat, and a fir tree.]()
This $9 billion plan could bring Biden’s conservation corps to life
Democrats want to bring FDR’s conservation corps into the 21st century.
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New taxes on flights could provide poor countries money to fight climate change
Climate finance failures are undermining trust in the Paris Agreement, experts say.
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![A photo collage of a palm oil plantation with a circular image of Brazilian cattle grazing on a deforested field.]()
![A photo collage of a palm oil plantation with a circular image of Brazilian cattle grazing on a deforested field.]()
How to stop runaway deforestation? Look at Indonesia.
Palm oil isn't the villain it used to be.
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![A photograph of snow covered electric power equipment in Texas.]()
![A photograph of snow covered electric power equipment in Texas.]()
Texas leaders failed to heed warnings that left the state’s power grid vulnerable to winter extremes, experts say
Texas officials left the choice to prepare for a winter storm up to power companies.
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![AUSTIN, TX - FEBRUARY 17, 2021: People wait in long lines at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas on February 17, 2021. Millions of Texans are still without water and electric as winter storms continue.]()
![AUSTIN, TX - FEBRUARY 17, 2021: People wait in long lines at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas on February 17, 2021. Millions of Texans are still without water and electric as winter storms continue.]()
The Texas blackouts show that even the weather is polarized now
Why Governor Abbott has it in for wind turbines and the Green New Deal.
