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Car-Centric Los Angeles Could Ban New Gas Stations

If this happens, L.A. would become the largest city in the U.S. to enact such a ban.

Angely Mercado

6/23/22 5:08PM

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Hawaii Teens Are Suing The Department of Transportation Over Rising Emissions

Plaintiffs say that the agency has been a roadblock to reaching net zero.

Angely Mercado

6/11/22 8:35AM

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Supreme Court Delivers a Rare Win for Environmental Policy

The Biden administration can use the social cost of carbon for policymaking, the court ruled.

Kevin Hurler

5/27/22 2:50PM

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EPA’s Very Own Scandal Boy Is Back

In a new ad, disgraced EPA administrator Scott Pruitt pitches himself for U.S. Senate.

Molly Taft

5/12/22 2:40PM

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16 States Are Suing the US Postal Service

California is leading the new legal attempt to try to force the USPS to electrify its vehicle fleet.

Lauren Leffer

4/28/22 6:30PM

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Surprisingly Gov. DeSantis Does Some Environmental Good

Florida's Republican governor has killed a bill to stifle rooftop solar that was supported by his party's state…

Lauren Leffer

4/28/22 3:10PM

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Group Sues White House Over Oil & Gas Report That Didn't Mention Climate Change

Friends of the Earth says its request for information went unanswered. "We tried to do this diplomatically... Maybe…

Angely Mercado

4/26/22 5:28PM

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EPA Ghoul Scott Pruitt Is Plotting His Comeback

Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former EPA administrator, is now running for Senate—and nobody is happy about it.

Molly Taft

4/18/22 2:51PM

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Supreme Court Kneecaps States' Power to Enforce Clean Water Act

The ruling was passed without an opinion clarifying the court's decision.

Angely Mercado

4/07/22 12:38PM

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Seresto Flea Collars Linked to Dog and Cat Deaths Have Scientists Livid with the EPA

“What diagnosis and follow-up care is normally prescribed for a dead dog?”

Molly Taft

3/28/22 3:40PM

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SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal Would Force Firms to Tell Investors the Truth About Emissions

The proposals aim to standardize climate disclosure reporting and add objectively to a process currently dominated…

Mack DeGeurin

3/21/22 6:00PM

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Australia’s Environment Minister Doesn’t Have to Care About the Kids, Court Rules

A federal appeals court rolled back a previous environmental win for young climate activists.

Angely Mercado

3/15/22 5:50PM

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What to Know About the EPA Supreme Court Case That Could Give Polluters Free Rein

The Environmental Protection Agency could lose its ability to regulate polluters, depending on the case's outcome.

Angely Mercado

3/15/22 3:10PM

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Screw Magic—It's Time for Electric School Buses, Biden Admin Says

New EPA programs would spend millions to replace diesel school buses while $1.1 billion will go towards reducing…

Mack DeGeurin

3/07/22 3:55PM

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Environmental Activists Glue Themselves to Roadway in Berlin

The group aims to bring attention to the environmental impacts of food waste.

Angely Mercado

2/08/22 10:58AM

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Turkmenistan Plans to Close Its Blazing 'Gateway to Hell'

The nation's president called for authorities to figure out how to extinguish an inferno that has been burning in a…

Alyse Stanley

1/09/22 5:13PM

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The EPA Is Doing Its Job Again

For the Environmental Protection Agency, having Donald Trump in office was kind of like letting loose a bull in a…

Molly Taft

5/14/21 12:21PM

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New Bill Would Ban Bitcoin Mining Across New York State for Three Years

A new bill that hit the New York state senate on Monday is aiming to put a multi-year pause on crypto mining…

Shoshana Wodinsky

5/05/21 2:51PM

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California Commits to Phasing Out Oil Extraction by 2045

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a directive Friday that sets an aspirational 2045 deadline to halt all oil…

Alyse Stanley

4/24/21 4:55PM

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In Biden’s America, You’re Going to Flick Your Furnace and Nothing Happens, Folks. Flicking Sometimes 10, 11, 12 Times

Folks, we told you it’s going to happen under Creepy Joe, the Democrat Party, they don’t want you to be able to go…

Tom McKay

4/02/21 6:08PM

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Car-Centric Los Angeles Could Ban New Gas Stations

Hawaii Teens Are Suing The Department of Transportation Over Rising Emissions

Supreme Court Delivers a Rare Win for Environmental Policy

EPA’s Very Own Scandal Boy Is Back

16 States Are Suing the US Postal Service

Surprisingly Gov. DeSantis Does Some Environmental Good

Group Sues White House Over Oil & Gas Report That Didn't Mention Climate Change

EPA Ghoul Scott Pruitt Is Plotting His Comeback

Supreme Court Kneecaps States' Power to Enforce Clean Water Act

Seresto Flea Collars Linked to Dog and Cat Deaths Have Scientists Livid with the EPA

SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal Would Force Firms to Tell Investors the Truth About Emissions

Australia’s Environment Minister Doesn’t Have to Care About the Kids, Court Rules

What to Know About the EPA Supreme Court Case That Could Give Polluters Free Rein

Screw Magic—It's Time for Electric School Buses, Biden Admin Says

Environmental Activists Glue Themselves to Roadway in Berlin

Turkmenistan Plans to Close Its Blazing 'Gateway to Hell'

The EPA Is Doing Its Job Again

New Bill Would Ban Bitcoin Mining Across New York State for Three Years

California Commits to Phasing Out Oil Extraction by 2045

In Biden’s America, You’re Going to Flick Your Furnace and Nothing Happens, Folks. Flicking Sometimes 10, 11, 12 Times