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Vermont joins three others in trying to make the fossil fuel industry finance climate action.
El Niño may push global temperatures past 1.5C, the World Meteorological Organization warned.
A rule proposed by the Bureau of Land Management would cut leasing fees for those projects by 80 percent.
Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection.
Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.
After 93,000 people were exposed to jet fuel-laced water, federal officials are finally cleaning up a leaking petroleum storage facility.
A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations.
Utah used actors, AI, stagecraft, and NDAs as it sought to sway public opinion and take control of 18.5 million acres of federal public land.
A revised CDC reporting system led to a 70 percent increase in reported cases of Lyme disease, but experts say more can be done.
