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Does your state want to cut carbon emissions? These old laws could be standing in the way.
Outdated policies that favor fossil fuels could thwart states' climate goals.
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Parks combat summer heat. But not everyone has equal access.
A new study finds that parks in nonwhite, low-income communities are smaller and more crowded.
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Is the carbon tax dead? Not yet, says this senator.
Dick Durbin, the second-highest ranking Democratic senator, introduced a new carbon pricing bill on Friday.
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COVID-19 canceled mass protests. Here’s what youth climate activists are doing instead.
Phone banks, social media, and friend-to-friend campaigning are the new focus ahead of this year’s U.S. elections.
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The election could ultimately decide the Dakota Access Pipeline’s fate
The controversial oil route once again fended off an order to shut down — for now.
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Father-daughter team details the effects of COVID lockdown on warming
We'd need a yearly quarantine to get emissions down enough to limit global warming.
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The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?
For unavoidable plastic waste, there are no good options.
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Europe is going all in on hydrogen power. Why isn’t the US?
The U.S. is passing on the most promising way to cut industrial emissions.
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Want to save lives? Name heat waves like hurricanes, experts say.
Heatwave Hector could be right around the corner.
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BP is dumping a ton of oil … from its energy portfolio
BP’s transition from ‘oil company’ to ‘energy company’ takes shape
