Climate Equity
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![Smoke billows from smoke stacks at coal burning power plant.]()
![Smoke billows from smoke stacks at coal burning power plant.]()
EPA’s proposed air pollution standards for soot could save thousands of lives
Health experts say it doesn’t go far enough to limit the deadly pollutant.
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![Smoke billows from Guayanilla Petrochemical plant in Puerto Rico.]()
![Smoke billows from Guayanilla Petrochemical plant in Puerto Rico.]()
5 climate questions for 2023
Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy, and deforestation are among the biggest climate topics in the coming year.
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5 ways climate change made life more expensive in 2022
From grocery bills to insurance premiums, warming temperatures hit Americans' wallets hard this year.
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![Oil well and pump jacks in the City of Signal Hill with the City of Long Beach in the background.]()
![Oil well and pump jacks in the City of Signal Hill with the City of Long Beach in the background.]()
California passed a milestone law to stop neighborhood drilling. Now Big Oil has launched its counterattack.
A new fossil fuel-sponsored ballot initiative could reverse a major environmental justice victory.
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![an aerial image shows flood damage in apartment complex in Orlando Florida after Hurricane Ian in September, 2022.]()
![an aerial image shows flood damage in apartment complex in Orlando Florida after Hurricane Ian in September, 2022.]()
After Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Ricans fled to Florida. Then Ian happened.
The state's affordable housing crisis has made it almost impossible for storm victims to get back on their feet.
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New data show Houston-area communities are being flooded with chemicals
"The people there are tired of being studied. We need to take action.”
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![An aerial view of a uranium mine in the middle of a dense forest.]()
![An aerial view of a uranium mine in the middle of a dense forest.]()
The time is right to ban uranium mining in the Grand Canyon. But the Senate needs to hurry.
To get it done this year, senators need to vote by January 3.
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![Petrochemical facility in Cancer Alley]()
![Petrochemical facility in Cancer Alley]()
Congressional Democrats have a new plan to combat plastic pollution
Proposed legislation would limit plastic production and restrict new petrochemical facilities.
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![A panel of activists discussing climate justice for disabled persons at COP27 in Egypt]()
![A panel of activists discussing climate justice for disabled persons at COP27 in Egypt]()
How people with disabilities fought for formal recognition at COP27
Disabled people are pushing for the U.N. to acknowledge their unique vulnerabilities to climate change.
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![A Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta]()
![A Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta]()
Draft COP27 agreement fails to call for ‘phase-down’ of all fossil fuels
The document will provide basis for negotiations over coming days and is likely to be significantly reworked.
