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A unanimous decision will allow a controversial Utah oil project to go forward, while easing climate review standards for future major energy projects.
With power demand from data centers skyrocketing, the state is rejoining a regional climate initiative.
Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.
At the Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand a coordinated approach to land rights.
Since Utah passed a law last year, 30 more states and the District of Columbia have drafted similar bills.
The company’s climate strategy could result in more emissions than it prevents.
Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts those emissions by 70 percent.
The EPA rule could trim 2 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
In the most polluted areas, a quarter of babies are born underweight. The watchdog group wants the EPA to intervene.
