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![A photograph of a field of corn in front of an ethanol plant.]()
![A photograph of a field of corn in front of an ethanol plant.]()
Why won’t Joe Biden let ethanol die already?
The biofuel’s clean promise has only led to dirtier air.
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US rejoins Paris accord with warning: This year’s talks are ‘last, best hope’
John Kerry made remark as the U.S. officially returned to the climate agreement on Friday, 107 days after it left under Donald Trump.
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![Two overlapping circles with the top-most containing a photo of President Biden and the lower circle containing a photo of a mechanical turbine.]()
The First 100 – A climate tech agency takes shape
ARPA-C will support everything from capturing, removing, and storing carbon emissions to developing sustainable fuels for airplanes and ships.
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How a pipeline-loving agency could be the key to Biden’s climate plan
Historically, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, hasn't done a good job of accounting for climate change. That could change now.
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The First 100 – Biden’s second shot at global climate action
A dispatch from day 24 of the Biden administration.
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California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way.
Kern County is already super polluted, but it wants to fast-track 67,000 oil and gas wells.
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Biden’s treacherous path to 100% clean energy just got a little easier
How Biden could clean up the U.S. electricity sector -- using the federal budget.
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![EPA nominee Michael Regan stands in front of North Carolina, the state where he served as secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality.]()
![EPA nominee Michael Regan stands in front of North Carolina, the state where he served as secretary of North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality.]()
EPA nom Michael Regan welcomed activists – and industry
Environmental advocates say that Regan balanced a robust approach to environmental justice with a conciliatory stance toward industry.
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Democrats’ window to pass new legislation is already closing
Here’s what’s likely to make the cut.
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The latest Trump EPA rule to get tossed? The ‘secret science’ ban.
Former President Donald Trump will forever leave his mark on the federal government, but some of his administration’s rules aren’t standing the test of time.
