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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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![A man stands over a water fountain as a heatwave strikes the northeast of the United States.]()
![A man stands over a water fountain as a heatwave strikes the northeast of the United States.]()
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
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Arctic fires released more carbon in two months than Scandinavia will all year
In June and July, Arctic fires released 204 megatons of carbon dioxide, eclipsing the annual emissions of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland combined.
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![A map of US states by percent change in carbon dioxide emissions]()
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Which states are making the most progress on emissions? Not the ones you think.
41 states managed to cut their carbon emissions between 2005 and 2017, even as their economies grew.
