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Why the White House’s environmental justice tool is still disappointing advocates

New changes “ended up making the program less focused on people of color than it originally was,” one advocate said.

Naveena Sadasivam Equity February 27, 2023

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This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won

Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.

Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder Energy June 22, 2025

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‘This is absurd’: Train cars that derailed in Ohio were labeled non-hazardous

Ohio governor calls on Congress to investigate how that could happen.

John McCracken Accountability February 15, 2023

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‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California

A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.

Jeff St. John, Canary Media Energy March 29, 2026

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Category 6-level hurricanes are already here, a new study says

But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale?

Kate Yoder & Jake Bittle Extreme Weather February 5, 2024

Under pressure from activist investors, big brands agree to report and reduce plastics use

Shareholder advocacy groups have already won plastics-related concessions from companies including Disney, Hormel, and Choice Hotels.

Joseph Winters Accountability March 4, 2024

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Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals

The aim is to draw key minerals, including lithium and magnesium, from ocean water, desalination plant residue, and industrial waste brine.

Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360 Science May 27, 2024

A row of yellow school buses drive down a street with exhaust coming from one of them.

How much would US air quality improve if it shifted to EVs?

Air pollution will plummet as EVs and renewables are adopted, showcasing the public-health benefits of moving away from fossil fuels.

Maria Virginia Olano, Canary Media Energy June 25, 2023

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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.

Here's what the data reveals about who's most at risk.

Keerti Gopal, Peter Aldhous, Clayton Aldern, Amy Qin, & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Accountability August 28, 2025

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