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Pruitt gives exclusive interview to conservative Sinclair TV empire

Sinclair's Boris Epshteyn provides Pruitt with a friendly platform from which to push back against scandals
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The real economic impact of clean energy

US energy chief Chris Wright claims that renewable energy is dragging down Europe's economy. Is that true?
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Study: 2025 emissions rise due to Trump-era policies

Emissions of sulfur dioxide increased by 18% in 2025, according to an analysis of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental advocacy group.

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Trump's climate silence at the longest-ever State of the Union

The president’s far-reaching speech ignored climate change but not its impacts.
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The culture war is coming for your electricity

Utah Republicans are calling for an energy "divorce" from blue states. A major utility just granted part of their wish.
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Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm

In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.
Read the Full Article on www.canarymedia.com
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Breadcrumbs (literally) lay path away from fossil fuels

Researchers have developed a carbon-negative method for hydrogenation that uses bacteria fed on waste bread to generate hydrogen for chemical reactions.

Read the Full Article on www.anthropocenemagazine.org
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An oil refinery defined life in this quaint California city. What happens when it’s gone?

For decades, the Valero refinery shaped Benicia’s economy, politics and health. Now the city has become a reluctant test case of whether an oil town can reinvent itself
Read the Full Article on www.theguardian.com
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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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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

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.”

www.ehn.org
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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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