Thomas Schuster: RGGI will protect, prepare Pennsylvania for years to come

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative will help grow the economy and protect the climate.

www.post-gazette.com

Levi Tillemann: Tesla’s Cybertruck could be ripped, mean, and super green

Elon Musk has a chance to create the world's first “circular car.”

www.wired.com

U.K. finds that green business is good business

With a boom in wind power and a drop in carbon-dioxide emissions, the U.K. has found success in clean energy.

www.nytimes.com

Can free fares save public transit?

Ridership has tanked. How to get it back rather than underuse billions in infrastructure.

thetyee.ca

Hydrogen trains could be on way to Italy after firms seal agreement

Transport manufacturer Alstom and energy infrastructure firm Snam are to collaborate on the development of hydrogen trains in Italy, the latest example of work being undertaken to integrate the technology into mass-transit systems.

www.cnbc.com

Shell’s plastics plant outside Pittsburgh has suddenly become a riskier bet, a study concludes

The facility would turn ethane from fracking into more than a million tons of plastic pellets a year.

insideclimatenews.org

Kate Aronoff: Defunding the police is good climate policy

Budgets are about to get tight. States and cities should direct money to programs that truly make communities more secure.

newrepublic.com

Hearings set on shale gas drilling air pollution regulations

Draft controls on methane emissions from oil and gas drilling operations are a big part of Gov. Wolf's climate change initiative.

www.post-gazette.com

6 tips for becoming a youth activist (as told by a youth activist)

In her new book, climate activist Jamie Margolin shares how to find your voice — and use it.

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Ikea wants to help the furniture industry go circular

The furniture giant is trying to remake its own operations to encourage durability, repairability, and resale of used furniture. And now it wants to help other furniture companies do the same.

www.fastcompany.com

A new weapon against climate change may float

The wind power industry sees an opportunity in allowing windmills to be pushed into deeper water.

www.nytimes.com

Don’t thank the virus for saving the climate yet

There are lessons to be learned — and some benefits already — but it’s complicated. (Of course!)

www.nytimes.com

Vermont regulators approve groundbreaking home energy storage programs

GMP says the program will save customers money by allowing the utility to draw on the stored power during peak demand.

vtdigger.org

Carmakers need to make deeper CO2 cuts to meet climate goals, EU says

Carbon dioxide emissions from new cars in Europe increased for a second consecutive year in 2018, according to data published by the European Union's environment agency on Wednesday, putting carmakers on a collision course with the bloc's climate goals.

www.reuters.com

Black environmentalists talk about climate and anti-racism

It’s impossible to live sustainably without tackling inequality, activists say.

www.nytimes.com

Flush with corruption cash, Brazil states fight deforestation

A settlement with state-run oil firm Petrobras allows states to partially compensate for weakening environmental protections under President Bolsonaro.

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These office features could help save the planet - and your mental health

There are improvements that could be done at the office that will not only reduce energy use and CO2 emissions, but improve the health and well-being of workers. Environmentalists reveal the most prominent solutions.