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![Animation: flickering neon signs of a power plant, Ohio, and a dollar sign]()
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How a $60 million bribery scandal helped Ohio pass the ‘worst energy policy in the country’
Hidden recorders, dirty politicians, and the corrupt companies that financed it all.
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Abandoned oil well counts are exploding — now that there’s money on the table
$4.7 billion released by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has states rethinking their abandoned oil well tallies.
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Energy Department slammed for funding ‘false’ plastics solutions
Advocates say the agency’s efforts to develop chemical recycling are a “waste of tax dollars.”
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Remember Sharpiegate? The White House has a plan to prevent future shenanigans.
Federal task force launches strategy to restore the public's trust in science.
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Flood survivors urge Congress to change inadequate insurance
A petition argues that the federal government’s current flood insurance policies are ill-equipped for an era of climate crisis.
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Beyond greenwashing: How chain restaurants could actually address their climate pollution
Step one is changing the menu.
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![NATIONAL GUARD PATROLS STREETS AFTER SUPERSTORM SANDY]()
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This coastal town needs federal aid for climate adaptation. Instead it’ll get a military truck.
Cities are getting surplus military equipment instead of much-needed infrastructure.
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![Climate activist Niria Garcia stands amid the burned-out remains of her father’s home in Phoenix, Ore.]()
![Climate activist Niria Garcia stands amid the burned-out remains of her father’s home in Phoenix, Ore.]()
Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia
Here are the crucial ingredients for decarbonizing an economy, and safeguarding a region.
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![Offshore drilling rig next to a production platform in Gulf of Mexico.]()
![Offshore drilling rig next to a production platform in Gulf of Mexico.]()
The Biden administration said its drilling-lease spree in the Gulf was court-ordered. It wasn’t.
Leases that could lead to 600 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions didn't have to happen.
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A Missouri gas company figured out how to keep its illegal pipeline running
By using 400,000 customers as leverage.
