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new UK prime minister rishi sunak walkins in front of a fence holding documents and wearing a suit

Rishi Sunak is ‘better news than Truss’ on climate change, but by how much?

Britain's new prime minister has a mixed record on environment, energy, and climate policy.

Blanca Begert Politics October 25, 2022

One step closer to fusion power

In a landmark fusion experiment in Oxfordshire, England, researchers generated 59 megajoules of heat over five seconds — blasting the previous record of 21.7 megajoules, set in 1997, out of the water.

Joseph Winters February 16, 2022

Three people look at a tablet that reads “Census 2020"

The census undercounted people of color. Here’s what that means for environmental justice.

Even minor census undercounts could have substantial knock-on effects and deprive needy communities of investment and representation.

Adam Mahoney Equity March 16, 2022

Collage: cutouts of a wildfire with smoke, a protest sign reading "you'll die of old age, we'll die of climate change", a gavel, and an offshore oil rig. In the center on top of the images is a ring of yellow stars from the European Union flag

The next climate battle in the courts is over mental health

European lawsuits allege that climate inaction is causing psychological harm — and violating human rights.

Katarina Zimmer International July 7, 2022

An oil slick turns an ocean and beach brown

Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills

Cars and highways are among the top contributors to ocean oil pollution, study finds.

Joseph Winters Science September 29, 2022

Papers with medical writing on them and photographs including employee ID badges

An invisible, toxic chemical has been poisoning residents in Puerto Rico for decades

An industrial worker got one whiff of ethylene oxide. Twenty years later, he still hasn’t recovered — and his community is searching for answers.

Lylla Younes, Naveena Sadasivam, & Joaquín A. Rosado Lebrón Accountability August 22, 2024

After a Houston-area chemical fire, toxic benzene lingered for weeks, endangering residents

Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.

Erin Douglas, Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune, & Caroline Covington Accountability April 27, 2023

A woman in a baseball cap and red coveralls points to a large puddle.

Oil and gas companies spill millions of gallons of wastewater in Texas

Companies have spilled nearly 150 million gallons of toxic, highly saline wastewater in Texas over the last decade, an Inside Climate News analysis found.

Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News & Peter Aldhous Accountability November 5, 2023

California communities are fighting the last battery recycling plant in the West — and its toxic legacy

Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back.

Molly Peterson Accountability April 22, 2024

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