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Is your electric utility blocking climate action?
According to a new report, the chances are high.
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Historically redlined neighborhoods have twice the number of oil and gas wells
A new study reveals the link between structural racism and pollution.
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EPA to investigate racial discrimination in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Complaints allege that industrial facilities have discharged “excessive levels” of carcinogenic chemicals in a majority-Black community.
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Sierra snowpack worsens, falls to lowest level in 7 years
Sierra snowpack — which provides a third of California's water supply — is at 38 percent of where it usually is this time of year.
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It should be easier for pros to find pro bono climate work
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Public-private infrastructure partnerships hurt the climate — and taxpayers.
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Weddings are back. We can make them less wasteful.
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Yes, disposable masks are made of plastic. And that’s a problem.
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Why would Big Oil blame Biden for gas prices? (Hint: to stop climate progress.)
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Indigenous people are being killed to ‘protect’ a Congolese park
A new report reveals how U.S. agencies and conservation organizations have supported the violence.
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As utility-scale renewables expand, some Midwest farmers are pushing back
Rural communities are concerned about losing agricultural land in a region long-defined by its farming roots.
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Inside Just Stop Oil, the youth climate group blocking UK refineries
A band of 20-year-olds have made headlines disrupting football games, the Baftas, and now oil facilities across the UK. But what do they want?
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A California water board assured the public that oil wastewater is safe for irrigation. Experts say evidence is flimsy.
Studies in Kern County, performed by oil industry consultants, cannot answer fundamental safety questions about irrigating crops with “produced water,” the board’s own panel of experts conceded.
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The world’s most ambitious climate goal is essentially out of reach
Why won't anyone admit it?
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Scientists identify the missing ingredient for climate action: Political will
The IPCC's latest report finally recognizes the social barriers to climate action.
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Methane emissions soar to highest level ever recorded
Uncontrolled gas leaks and flaring are pushing the planet toward catastrophe.
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Renewable energy can also boost the economy
Beyond the environmental impacts, a clean energy transition can provide financial and health benefits too.
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