Articles by Staff Writer Joseph Winters
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![Two people's forearms in a handshake against a yellow background. Behind their hands is a circular cutout of a rainforest.]()
![Two people's forearms in a handshake against a yellow background. Behind their hands is a circular cutout of a rainforest.]()
Corporate climate targets are a mess. Could tracking ‘spheres of influence’ help?
New research proposes a new, more expansive way to look at companies’ contribution to global net-zero.
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![Wide shot of a room full of negotiators sitting at tables in a rectangular formation. Two large, blank screens hang from the ceiling.]()
The US says it now supports a more ambitious plastics treaty. Industry groups are furious.
In a reversal, the Biden administration will back production limits as part of the United Nations’ global plastics treaty.
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![Farmers hoeing between diagonal rows of broccoli.]()
Farmworker advocates celebrate rare EPA ban of toxic pesticide
The immediate suspension of DCPA will spare workers' children "lifelong harm."
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![Two women carry buckets of bricks on their heads as they walk across the dirt. A brick building is to their left and trees are in the background.]()
![Two women carry buckets of bricks on their heads as they walk across the dirt. A brick building is to their left and trees are in the background.]()
Carbon credits are supposed to funnel money to poor countries. Do they?
Researchers say there is "no evidence" that they bring economic benefits to communities where projects are based.
