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Politics

Birmingham public transit inches forward with federal help, and no state funding

Alabama, the only state that doesn't fund public transit, passed on another opportunity this legislative session. Thanks to car dependence, the state has the nation's highest per-capita gasoline use. Read Marianne Lavelle's story at Inside Climate News.

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Solutions

Exxon walking away from algae biofuel projects in climate retreat

Renewable fuels made from algae was the company’s most heavily publicized climate solution.
Donating clothes isn’t always planet-friendly
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Causes

Donating clothes isn’t always planet-friendly: How to do it right

How much of your donated clothing finds a new home or helps someone in need? Far less than you probably might think, experts say.

Remembering evolutionary biology pioneer E.O. Wilson
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Newsletter

Remembering evolutionary biology pioneer E.O. Wilson

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist and longtime Harvard professor died on Sunday at the age of 92.
Biden’s new moonshot: An offshore wind industry to rival Europe’s
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Newsletter

Biden’s new moonshot: An offshore wind industry to rival Europe’s

Having fallen a decade behind in developing wind renewable energy, the U.S. is priming itself for a space race-style comeback.
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petrochemicals Texas

Toxic air lingers in Texas Latino community, revealing failures in state’s air monitoring system

Public data from a network of state air monitors around the Houston Ship Channel is hard to interpret and is often inadequate, leaving Latino-majority neighborhoods like Cloverleaf unaware of whether the air they breathe is safe.

petrochemicals Texas

El aire tóxico en una comunidad latina de Texas revela los fallos del sistema estatal de control de calidad del aire

Los datos públicos de una red de monitores estatales del aire alrededor del Canal de Navegación de Houston son difíciles de interpretar y a menudo son insuficientes, dejando a vecindarios de mayoría latina, como Cloverleaf, sin saber si el aire que respiran es seguro.

pipeline protest

Protesting oil and gas line development harms mental health and creates distrust in government: Study

“The number of stress-activated health conditions people reported was quite staggering."

Global Plastic Treaty

This will be a big year in shaping the future of chemical recycling

The controversial practice looms large in state environmental laws, federal regulation and global plastic treaty negotiations.

plastic chemical recycling

What is chemical recycling?

While industry claims it could be part of a circular plastics economy, experts say that chemical recycling is extremely damaging to the environment and provides no real benefits.

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