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![Photo collage of stacks of overdue bills and power lines]()
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America is facing unprecedented utility debt. Here’s what might help.
Unpaid power, gas, and water bills “reflect the grinding level of poverty in the United States.”
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Why electric cars are cheaper if you’re rich
What is the true cost of electric vehicles? If you can afford the up-front costs, you might just be surprised.
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![Michael Regan in front of a circular background of a Chicago scrapyard]()
![Michael Regan in front of a circular background of a Chicago scrapyard]()
This Chicago scrapyard is testing Michael Regan on environmental justice
A Southeast Side community’s fight for environmental justice just got a boost from the EPA — but the fight is far from over.
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![An aerial view of San Francisco city-sanctioned tent encampment for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.]()
![An aerial view of San Francisco city-sanctioned tent encampment for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.]()
There’s federal money available to house the homeless. No one’s taking it.
FEMA is reimbursing cities that want to relieve homelessness, but only 23 local governments have signed up.
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![Aerial view of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.]()
![Aerial view of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.]()
A Big Oil project in Africa threatens fragile Okavango region
A Canadian company is drilling exploratory wells in Namibia for what could be a major oil and gas find. Local residents and conservationists fear the project could use up scarce water supplies and cause widespread ecological disruption downstream in the world-renowned Okavango Delta.
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In America’s cities, inequality is engrained in the trees
A new study finds that low-income blocks have less tree cover and hotter average temperatures than high-income ones.
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“Long overdue”: The Senate just passed $35 billion for clean drinking water.
America's water systems are aging and underfunded. This bipartisan bill might change that.
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Bike-share programs are shifting gears and prioritizing equity
Free passes, adaptive bikes, and community outreach are expanding bike-share's reach.
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![Illustration of silhouetted factory with smokestacks and clouds forming a dollar sign]()
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After a decade of failures, Washington state passes a cap on carbon emissions
So maybe carbon pricing isn't dead after all.
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![A protest against fracking in California]()
![A protest against fracking in California]()
California plans to phase out all oil and gas production by 2045
Advocates say that’s not enough.
