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Emissions are surging back as economies reopen

As the pandemic rages, the world is still far from getting global warming under control.
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Big Oil’s climate ads have propped up fake promises and false solutions for past 25 years, report finds

First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate.
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Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European network

The U.S.-based Heartland Institute, a leading force in climate science denial, has spent the past year cultivating ties with right-wing parties across the UK and Europe in an effort to weaken climate regulations and promote fossil fuel interests.

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Federal judge blocks FEMA from canceling climate resiliency grants

A Thursday ruling said the Trump administration cannot eliminate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program without Congress.
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Catastrophic US floods linked to hotter climate

Rising temperatures and extreme rainfall might not seem connected, but they often are. Here's how.
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First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific

The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said.

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Fracking waste threatens Permian Basin water supplies, imperils oil industry plans

Drilling is producting massive amounts of wastewater. That has regulators and companies scrambling for places to put it.
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‘Direct violation’: Alberta ignored its own rules by transferring wells to delinquent oil company, data suggests

New evidence suggests the Alberta Energy Regulator ignored a ministerial order — and critics say that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

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Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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