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![Global Climate Coalition circular logo with drawing of Earth and letters]()
![Global Climate Coalition circular logo with drawing of Earth and letters]()
They derailed climate action for a decade. And bragged about it.
New research sheds light on the Global Climate Coalition’s efforts to block legislation.
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![Three containers filled with plastic waste]()
![Three containers filled with plastic waste]()
Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests
A watchdog group alleges "rampant" violations of international law.
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![Two people repairing the interior of a home damaged by Hurricane Harvey; a pile of ruined belongings sits outside the doorway and the ceiling is exposed showing insulation]()
![Two people repairing the interior of a home damaged by Hurricane Harvey; a pile of ruined belongings sits outside the doorway and the ceiling is exposed showing insulation]()
5 years after Hurricane Harvey, many in Houston are still waiting for help
Texas turned disaster aid for Harvey into a competition. Guess who’s losing out?
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![Transmission cables on rolling hills and cloudy skies]()
![Transmission cables on rolling hills and cloudy skies]()
Is your electric utility blocking climate action?
According to a new report, the chances are high.
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![Photo of oil pumpjack in residential area with houses and palm trees overlaid on top of vintage map showing redlined neighborhoods in Los Angeles]()
![Photo of oil pumpjack in residential area with houses and palm trees overlaid on top of vintage map showing redlined neighborhoods in Los Angeles]()
Historically redlined neighborhoods have twice the number of oil and gas wells
A new study reveals the link between structural racism and pollution.
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![A tank of produced water used for farming. For decades, Kern County has used oil field wastewater, known as]()
![A tank of produced water used for farming. For decades, Kern County has used oil field wastewater, known as]()
A California water board assured the public that oil wastewater is safe for irrigation. Experts say evidence is flimsy.
Studies in Kern County, performed by oil industry consultants, cannot answer fundamental safety questions about irrigating crops with “produced water,” the board’s own panel of experts conceded.
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![The Manchester neighborhood of Houston sits adjacent to refineries on the Houston Ship Channel.]()
![The Manchester neighborhood of Houston sits adjacent to refineries on the Houston Ship Channel.]()
Texas pledged access for non-English speakers to environmental documents and meetings. The rollout has been riddled with issues.
Environmental regulators are "trying to do the bare minimum by throwing something through Google Translate,” one advocate said.
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The deadly acid refineries are reluctant to quit
Hydrofluoric acid can form a deadly cloud of gas that can travel for miles.
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![Aerial view of a mansion and trees surrounded by floodwater]()
![Aerial view of a mansion and trees surrounded by floodwater]()
Can FEMA fix its unfair flood insurance system? We’re about to find out.
Flood insurance gets a 21st Century update.
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![Comeasha Stanley, Ramari Stanley and Terrell Atkinson stand near a heavily damaged apartment after Hurricane Michael passed through the area on October 11, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm.]()
![Comeasha Stanley, Ramari Stanley and Terrell Atkinson stand near a heavily damaged apartment after Hurricane Michael passed through the area on October 11, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a category 4 storm.]()
3 years after Hurricane Michael, Black and low-income communities in Florida struggle to rebuild
The first Category 5 storm to hit the U.S. mainland since 1992 caused $18.4 billion in damages in Florida, but advocates say FEMA red tape has slowed recovery for some Panama City residents.
