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EPA comes up with novel way for VW to atone for emissions cheating
The U.S. government is asking Volkswagen to make electric cars in Tennessee and build charging stations across the U.S., a German paper reports.
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No, privatization is not the way to prevent the next Flint
Public utilities are way better water providers than private companies, a new report finds.
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It’s not just what Exxon did — it’s what the oil company is still doing
Even after Exxon's climate-change cover-up, the company continues an endless search for more fossil fuels.
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Food stamps change would make convenience stores stock actual food
A new proposal would require stores that accept food stamps to carry some real food, not just calorie-laden facsimiles.
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Apple issues $1.5 billion in “green bonds” for clean energy projects
The basic idea is that Apple will raise quick cash from investors, spend it on climate-savvy projects, and then pay back the money with interest.
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Meet the most overpaid CEOs in America
These execs make obscene amounts of money and they aren’t even doing a good job.
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Putting corn in your car isn’t as crazy as it sounds
Ethanol is complicated, but it's not nearly as bad as some accounts make it sound.
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Big Oil could be hit with a wave of oil company bankruptcies
According to a new report, a third of publicly traded oil companies could go bankrupt this year.
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Obama’s potential Supreme Court pick has a shady history with ExxonMobil
Sri Srinivasan defended the oil giant against charges of human rights abuses, which makes some green activists very skeptical.
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Baltimore youth of color are still fighting plans for gigantic garbage incinerator
United Workers has filed a notice of intent to sue over the polluting project.