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In an era of drought, an obscure water contract is pitting California farmers against each other

The so-called “exchange contract” has created a surreal split-screen effect: One group of farmers has ample water. Another has almost none.

Jake Bittle Agriculture May 26, 2022

In this Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about wildfires during a briefing with then President Donald Trump at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, Calif.

California regulators reject governor’s pitch for carbon neutrality by 2035

A draft plan says it could be done by 2045, but only with the help of significant carbon capture projects.

Diana Kruzman Climate & Energy May 12, 2022

For years, the EPA and Texas ignored warning signs at a chemical storage site. Then an inferno erupted.

Regulators repeatedly documented — but did little to address — problems at a Houston-area tank farm.

David Leffler & Savanna Strott Accountability April 26, 2023

A woman in khakis and a button down shirt and short gray hair stares at an oil plant across a stretch of grass.

What happens when a Black enclave is built by Big Oil

A century after the oil industry attracted Black families to Beaumont, Texas, residents are left battling a climate, housing, and health crisis.

Adam Mahoney, Capital B Health April 16, 2023

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Redistricting could make it harder for tribes to protect the environment

Indigenous leaders worry redistricting will lead to more disenfranchisement and environmental issues.

Joseph Lee Indigenous Affairs March 18, 2022

A partnership for better buildings

A new partnership with 33 state and local governments aims to “accelerate progress towards reducing buildings’ emissions at all levels of government.”

Joseph Winters January 25, 2022

Collage: Indigenous woman with a lake and trees behind her; a cloud of smoke and a pink sun hover over her head; a sign for Mille Lacs Reservation in the foreground

Wildfire smoke is choking Indigenous communities

With government monitoring lagging behind, members are installing their own monitors.

Diana Kruzman Indigenous Affairs August 24, 2022

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How the world’s favorite conservation model was built on colonial violence

30x30 has been pitched as a key tool in the climate fight. Indigenous peoples say it threatens their lives.

Joseph Lee Indigenous Affairs April 13, 2023

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The highly flammable politics of high gas prices

Even for a so-called “climate president,” Biden’s reliance on fossil fuel reserves during the Ukraine crisis is not surprising.

Eve Andrews Politics March 4, 2022

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