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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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![Photo of Nancy Pelosi signing a bill as people around her clap]()
Most Americans don’t know the country’s biggest climate law helps the climate
Two years on, the Inflation Reduction Act is seeing results — but not name recognition.
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How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
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![Digital collage of a politician giving a speech at a podium in front of an American flag with two hands holding a sign that reads Yes to Renewable Energy Now!]()
Politicians don’t get how popular climate action is. That’s a problem.
The misperception gap widens when officials get more money from fossil fuel interests.
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The climate vice president? What Tim Walz brings to the Harris ticket.
A progressive with a penchant for coalition building, Walz boasts state climate experience.
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![Digital collage of woman wearing a hardhat and a hi-viz vest holding papers looking at an orange and yellow sunset on a silhouetted city]()
Can chief heat officers protect US cities from extreme heat?
Appointed officials have the life-saving solutions the public needs to stay safe from rising temperatures. But they don’t have political power.
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Permitting reform is back. Is the latest deal worth it?
Senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso offer a devil’s bargain: new power lines for clean energy transmission at the cost of more fossil fuels.
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![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
![a collage of a person looking at a circle filled with a color rendering of the proposed city 'California Forever.' Outside of the circle, the landscape consists of dry fields and turbines]()
Is it possible to build a dream city from scratch?
Sustainability is at the heart of California Forever’s ambitious plan for a new city — and its problems.
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![A photo of a row of plastic water bottles with red caps next to a photo of Kamala Harris raising her hand and speaking]()
![A photo of a row of plastic water bottles with red caps next to a photo of Kamala Harris raising her hand and speaking]()
What would a Harris presidency mean for the plastics crisis?
Experts say Kamala Harris has "the know-how and credentials to challenge plastic pollution as president."
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How Israel’s war on Gaza unraveled a landmark Mideast climate deal
Project Prosperity, a water-for-energy deal between Israel and Jordan, promised major climate adaption in a drought-stricken region. Then October 7 happened.
