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Against the Grain

Efforts to replace annual wheat with perennial varieties promise to restore the soil, heal the land, and sequester carbon.

Mickal Aranha Food September 13, 2022

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Compared to oil and gas, offshore wind is 125 times better for taxpayers

A new report finds per-acre revenue from offshore wind blows oil and gas out of the water

Jessie Blaeser Energy September 23, 2022

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How centuries-old whaling logs are filling gaps in our climate knowledge

Whalers from the 18th and 19th centuries are helping 21st Century scientists on climate change.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Science November 2, 2022

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EPA finally calls out environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

In a “remarkable” letter, the EPA accused Louisiana regulators of neglecting Black residents’ concerns about toxic air pollution.

Lisa Song, ProPublica & Lylla Younes Regulation October 19, 2022

Judge scuttles fossil fuel leasing plan

A federal judge struck down plans to expand fossil fuel extraction in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming, saying a federal agency failed to consider how the plans might threaten public health and the environment.

Joseph Winters August 10, 2022

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The Supreme Court’s EPA decision could have been much, much worse

The decision will limit — but not prevent — the EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.

Shannon Osaka Regulation June 30, 2022

Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021

Forests worldwide are feeling the fiery effects of climate change.

Jessie Blaeser Wildfires August 22, 2022

A line of wind turbines in the ocean under a blue sky.

What happened to the Great Lakes offshore wind boom?

Offshore wind projects cropped up all over the Great Lakes region in the early 2010s. By the end of the decade, all but one were gone. Developers, though still drawn to the lakes’ powerful winds, have been reluctant to return.

Nicole Pollack, Inside Climate News Energy November 27, 2023

Red road sign with symbol for gasoline and an arrow pointing left next to blue road sign with symbol of Earth and arrow pointing right

Why are BP, Shell, and Exxon suddenly backing off their climate promises?

As oil giants rake in record-breaking profits, they have begun tapping the breaks on much-publicized initiatives.

Kate Yoder Economics February 16, 2023

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