Climate Accountability
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As Amazon eliminates plastic packaging abroad, it’s using even more in the US
A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations.
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![A landscape view of bulldozers and trucks working at a landfill as seagulls fly overhead]()
![A landscape view of bulldozers and trucks working at a landfill as seagulls fly overhead]()
Landfills bake the planet even more than we realized
Aerial monitoring finds they emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the EPA.
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![The ConMed warehouse in Lithia Springs, Georgia]()
![The ConMed warehouse in Lithia Springs, Georgia]()
A loophole in the EPA’s new sterilizer rule leaves warehouse workers vulnerable
"They’re going to declare victory on this one and move on."
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![An aerial photo of an LNG terminal on the Gulf Coast]()
![An aerial photo of an LNG terminal on the Gulf Coast]()
Santander has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in LNG buildout in the Gulf
The funds for the liquified natural gas terminals went against the bank’s own policy on fossil fuel investments.
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![Amazon package on a conveyor belt]()
Amazon says its plastic packaging can be recycled. An investigation finds it usually isn’t.
Trackers placed in 93 bundles of Amazon packaging marked for "store drop-off" recycling showed many of them were buried or burned.
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![Waves crash over a broken pier as people watch from a seawall during Tropical Storm Henri in New London, Connecticut, in August of 2021.]()
![Waves crash over a broken pier as people watch from a seawall during Tropical Storm Henri in New London, Connecticut, in August of 2021.]()
Connecticut wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil fuel projects
A new bill could impose a fee on any company insuring a fossil fuel project in the state.
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EPA finally cracks down on the carcinogen used to sterilize medical equipment
Although the rule will slash ethylene oxide emissions by some 90 percent, "there's still a lot more to be done."
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![Playground in foreground with petrochemical plant in background]()
![Playground in foreground with petrochemical plant in background]()
Your tax dollars may be funding the expansion of the plastics industry
Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
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![Photo of a Chevron gas station lit up at night in front of an orange, fiery sky]()
![Photo of a Chevron gas station lit up at night in front of an orange, fiery sky]()
Big Oil faces a flood of climate lawsuits — and they’re moving closer to trial
A quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking companies to court over lying to the public.
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![a collage with squares of solar panels, a peach, power lines, and people's faces]()
![a collage with squares of solar panels, a peach, power lines, and people's faces]()
Want clean electricity? These are the overlooked elected officials who get to decide.
As the Georgia Public Service Commission writes, "Very few governmental agencies have as much impact on people's lives."
