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A data-driven disaster tool shows “bias” against rural communities.
In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape.
Roughly two-thirds of grazing on Bureau of Land Management land is controlled by just 10 percent of permit holders.
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
Regulators ban the sale of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, starting in 2027.
Hydropower loss added 121 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 20 years — about the same as putting 1.3 million more cars on the road.
The celebrated “loss and damage” fund is stalled over disagreements about who should pay in, who should receive funds, and the role of the World Bank.
What does the trade war mean for the cost of goods, green tech, and decarbonization? An expert policy analyst weighs in.
