Climate Regulation
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Companies are claiming to be ‘plastic neutral.’ Is it greenwashing?
Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic.
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‘Extreme victory’: Years of organization leads to the shuttering of a toxic polluter in south Memphis
The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide.
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As the UN designs a new carbon market, experts call for a different approach
"The time for offsetting is over."
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The true cost of climate pollution? 44% of corporate profits.
Yet governments are still pouring $7 trillion into subsidies for fossil fuels.
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A climate lawsuit won big in Montana. What will it mean for other cases?
Why experts say the Held v. Montana decision could lead to more climate wins in the courts.
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In Jackson, Mississippi, a water crisis that won’t end
“It’s a red war on a blue city, and it’s a white war on a Black city."
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SoCalGas said its natural gas was ‘renewable.’ Now, it’s paying penalties.
More than 95 percent of the gas the utility delivers to customers is derived from fossil fuels.
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EPA approved a fuel ingredient even though it could cause cancer in virtually every person exposed over a lifetime
An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.
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The one-mile rule: Texas’ unwritten and arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
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How the ‘circular economy’ went from environmentalist dream to marketing buzzword
Can plastics be circular? At a recent conference, companies' answer was a resounding yes.