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The EPA rule could trim 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
“Gardiner is a company town and Yellowstone is the mill. If somebody starts screwing with the mill, we have no choice but to be concerned.”
Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.
The producer of Netflix’s “Buy Now!” says companies should be accountable for the trash they generate.
A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.
The state’s largest ever settlement for “forever chemicals" holds DuPont and its spin-offs accountable for contamination at four sites and ensures taxpayers won't be left with the cleanup bill.
Efforts to pass laws and advance clean energy projects can significantly reduce emissions, and at a low cost.
In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.
Exemption allows facilities using ethylene oxide, a gas linked to health problems in humans, two more years to meet federal standards.
