How Maryland’s Preference for ...

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How Maryland’s Preference for Burning Trash Galvanized Environmental Activists in Baltimore

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The Natural Gas Divide

Jul 15, 2020 by

States are confronting the future of gas in buildings — and facing a set of high-stakes questions.

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About all those oil tankers of...

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About all those oil tankers off the coast of California …

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A Plant in Florida Emits Vast ...

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A Plant in Florida Emits Vast Quantities of a Greenhouse Gas Nearly 300 Times More Potent Than Carbon Dioxide

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BP Pledges to Cut Emissions to...

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BP Pledges to Cut Emissions to Zero but Offers Few Details

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Montreal-developed satellite p...

Nov 6, 2019 by

It’s the future in a major Canadian city.

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Fumes from the Petroleum Tanks...

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As South Portland, Maine, embarks on an air monitoring program, day care providers, the mayor and our reporter begin the search for answers.

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Climate movement grandpa James...

Apr 25, 2019 by

In the 1980s, NASA scientist James Hansen brought climate change to the attention of Congress, and shortly thereafter the public. Humans, he testified in 1988, were responsible for rising global temperatures.

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So what did California do with...

Mar 29, 2019 by

Think of California as a kind of green Robin Hood. For six years now, it has been taking money from polluters and spending it to slash greenhouse gas emissions.

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Metro areas can grow and cut e...

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[Translate] Samuel Corum / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images metro boomin’ By Greta Jochem    grist.org Cities have a problem:...

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Donald Trump cannot halt US cl...

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[Translate] Bonn climate change conference Paul Bodnar believes US president has ability to hamper progress towards a lower carbon...

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Harvey triggered the release o...

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Harvey triggered the release of more than a million pounds of toxic pollutants

[Translate] Climate Desk By Emily Atkin GRIST.ORG This story was originally published by New Republic and is reproduced here as part...

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MEETING CLIMATE TARGETS WITHIN...

May 5, 2017 by

MEETING CLIMATE TARGETS WITHIN THE NEXT DECADE IS CRUCIAL, RESEARCHERS WARN

[Translate] By Tim Radford / Climate News Network   VIA TRUTHDIG     To keep global warming below an average global rise of 2 degrees...

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THE WEST’S LARGEST COAL ...

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[Translate]   By s.e. smith, Care2 | Report It’s big. It’s coal-fired. And it’s about to go bye-bye. The...

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New Gas Infrastructure Is Goin...

Jul 22, 2016 by

New Gas Infrastructure Is Going To Completely Undermine U.S. Climate Goals

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jim Cole A new report shows that with the proposed natural gas...

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DON’T LOOK NOW, BUT YOU ...

May 10, 2016 by

[Translate] Grist / Shutterstock Living By Ask Umbra on May 9, 2016 Q. Dear Umbra, It’s common knowledge that Americans consume...

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SURGING RENEWABLES KEEP GLOBAL...

Mar 17, 2016 by

SURGING RENEWABLES KEEP GLOBAL CO2 FLAT AS ECONOMY GROWS

[Translate] by Joe Romm  CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   The International Energy Agency has confirmed that global carbon...

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The Irony of Oil Abundance: Wa...

Mar 13, 2016 by

The Irony of Oil Abundance: Way Too Much Supply, Not Enough Demand

[Translate] Fracking And oil prices have plunged to rock-bottom—so much for our new industrial renaissance. By Michael T. Klare /...

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CLEAN AVIATION WILL TAKE WING,...

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[Translate]   By Thor Benson  TRUTHDIG Jerry Lin / Shutterstock Elon Musk is not the kind of eccentric billionaire who proposes...

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BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT M...

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BREAKING: THE EPA WILL LIMIT METHANE FROM EXISTING OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Susan Walsh President Barack Obama, right, and Canada’’s Prime Minister Justin...

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U.S. MILITARY NO LONGER AUTOMA...

Dec 16, 2015 by

U.S. MILITARY NO LONGER AUTOMATICALLY EXEMPT FROM EMISSIONS TARGETS UNDER PARIS DEAL

[Translate] Reuters / Agencja Gazeta The Paris climate talks: Yes oui can! By Arthur Neslen   GRIST This story was originally...

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HERE’S HOW THE AIRLINE I...

Nov 27, 2015 by

HERE’S HOW THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY COULD CUT ITS EMISSIONS IN HALF

[Translate] Shutterstock By Nick Stockton   GRIST This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the...

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THE FIRES IN INDONESIA ARE A H...

Oct 10, 2015 by

THE FIRES IN INDONESIA ARE A HEALTH AND CLIMATE NIGHTMARE

[Translate] Climateby Samantha PageCLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana Military personnel watch a helicopter drop water...

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FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATI...

Sep 26, 2015 by

FOREST LOSS AND LAND DEGRADATION FUEL CLIMATE CRISIS

[Translate]   By Tim Radford, Climate News Network     Agriculture and land use changes, such as in Indonesia, represent the...

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POPE FRANCIS IS ABOUT TO TELL ...

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POPE FRANCIS IS ABOUT TO TELL CONGRESSIONAL REPULICANS SOME THINGS THEY DON’T WANT TO HEAR

[Translate] Giulio Napolitano / Shutterstock By Tim McDonnell   GRIST This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is...

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SMARTER FOREST AND LAND-USE PO...

Sep 14, 2015 by

SMARTER FOREST AND LAND-USE POLICY COULD HELP MAKE PARIS CLIMATE DEAL A SUCCESS

[Translate] By Ben Adler GRIST As the world gears up for the U.N. climate negotiations in Paris this December, almost all of the talk...

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WORLD MUST AVERT DEVASTATING F...

Sep 9, 2015 by

WORLD MUST AVERT DEVASTATING FLOOD OF CLIMATE REFUGEES

[Translate]   By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network     An aerial view of Bangladesh shows the impact of flooding on arable land....

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SURGE IN USE OF WIND AND SOLAR...

Aug 12, 2015 by

SURGE IN USE OF WIND AND SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SENDS EU EMISSIONS TUMBLING

[Translate]   By Paul Brown, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     The 110-megawatt Lillgrund wind farm off the coast of...

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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIT IT N...

Aug 4, 2015 by

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL DEFICIT IT NOW BEYOND NATURE’S ABILITY TO REGENERATE

[Translate] The Guardian   100 months to save the world Andrew Simms We are heading fast in the wrong direction despite the...

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JAMES HANSEN’S NEW CLIMA...

Jul 23, 2015 by

JAMES HANSEN’S NEW CLIMATE STUDY IS TERRIFYING, BUT HE STILL HAS HOPE!

[Translate] Global Justice Now By Ben Adler GRIST When James Hansen speaks, climate hawks listen. Hansen was legendary during his...

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