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Helicopter shot of a large refinery outside of Houston

Farm country critics balk at carbon capture projects, citing health risks of "grand experiment"

Carbon capture and sequestration, as the process is called, has been widely touted as a solution to the climate crisis, reducing CO2 emissions from power plants and industrial facilities that contribute to increasingly erratic and dangerous weather patterns.

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Coal fired power plant with piles of coal beneath red & white stacks emitting smoke

Louisiana GOP candidate stakes US Senate hopes to carbon storage opposition

Carbon capture and storage projects have created a unique divide among the GOP in Louisiana.
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Trump’s Iran war may stymie climate gains with boost to big oil, experts say

Windfall profits could lock in Trump-era political wins for the fossil fuel industry and slow clean-energy transition.

www.theguardian.com
Wastewater pipes with associated valves and controls

Methane leaking from city sewer pipes is a growing climate threat

City sewer pipes may release far more methane than previously estimated, revealing an overlooked source of climate-warming emissions.
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Slaughterhouse worker processing meat with a large knife

Faster slaughterhouse line speeds are increasingly a climate problem

Reacting to Trump administration proposals calling for higher-paced processing, critics say protections for workers, animals and food safety are not the only concerns.
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Yellow mining equipment parked in a coal mining cut

Country singer Corb Lund called “woke bastard” for protesting coal mining in Alberta

His crusade is turning fans against him.

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Pipeline comprised of three separate lines stretching through tree-lined forest corridor

A new Enbridge pipeline spurs opposition in central North Carolina

The 28-mile conduit is part of a huge natural gas infrastructure buildout in the state that Duke Energy says is necessary to keep up with demand, especially from a coming wave of data centers.
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Supreme Court of the United States located in Washington DC

Enviros say Supreme Court decision boosts states' ‘climate superfunds’

The Trump administration is suing Vermont and New York for using novel tactics to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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Brazil mining operation—stripped off vegetation—resource extraction

Gold prices spark mining rush in Brazil's Amazon, fueling deforestation

Gold prices have surged in recent years, sparking a mining rush in the Amazon that accelerates deforestation and mercury contamination.
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An aerial view of a ship docked at an oil refinery

How Trump’s energy ‘tiger team’ and Carney’s fast-tracking office align

Internal federal briefing notes say Canada’s Major Projects Office operates similarly to a U.S. council designed to rapidly advance energy and mining developments.

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A spoon with microplastics in it on a black background

Microplastics could be contributing to climate change, new study finds

A new study indicates that minuscule pieces of plastic — particularly ones of various colors — are contributing to heating the atmosphere.
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Dismantled yellow and white wind tower lying on the ground awaiting assembly

More than 150 wind projects stall as Pentagon delays reviews

The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.
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Several piles of coal with equipment in the background

Inside the fiery end of Vancouver Island’s last coal mine

How a U.S. owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today.

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Two yellow rock trucks parked in a lithium mining cut

How the rush to mine the metal of the future echoes America’s colonial past

Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium-mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected.
insideclimatenews.org
White pelicans, ducks, marsh with refineries and petrochemical plants in background. shot at San Jacinto Monument Park near Houston, Texas.

‘Living in survival mode’: Houston’s embattled immigrant community faces health, climate and petrochemical crises

Amid immigration raids, chemical spills, massive floods and costly healthcare, less-affluent residents of one of the most diverse US cities struggle to pull through.

www.theguardian.com
A plant spewing pollution into the air

Energy crisis fuels calls to cut methane emissions

World officials are pushing for action to reduce methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector, arguing it would both help slow climate change and boost energy security.

www.france24.com
Pumpjack adjacent to electrical transmission facility

$33B transmission build-out leaves Texas ranchers fuming

The state approved a massive electric infrastructure expansion after lawmakers shortened the time regulators had to study projects.
www.eenews.net
War harms the environment. Can a peace treaty repair the damage?

War harms the environment. Can a peace treaty repair the damage?

Experts at a U.N. institute see opportunities for ecological improvement in the peace talks between Kurdish fighters and Turkey.
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