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Gas blowout near Los Angeles leads to up to $1.8B settlement

Gas blowout near Los Angeles leads to up to $1.8B settlement

Thousands of families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation's largest-known natural gas leak have reached a settlement of up to $1.8 billion with a utility, attorneys said Monday.

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Already burning for a month, fracked gas blowout in Louisiana could last two more months
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Already burning for a month, fracked gas blowout in Louisiana could last two more months

For the fifth week since the blowout began, a large flare is still burning at the site of GEP Haynesville, LLC's blown out fracked gas wells in northwestern Louisiana. The blowout occurred on August 30, shortly after the company began a frack job, igniting two adjacent wells.

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The gas field next door: living amid old storage wells at risk of leaks
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The gas field next door: living amid old storage wells at risk of leaks

Many Americans live within a city block of aging, natural gas storage wells that lack safety features to prevent major leaks.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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New international carbon tax on shipping is significant, but falls short of climate goals

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UK pilot tests carbon removal by drawing CO2 from seawater instead of air

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Pope Francis smiles and waves as an enormous crowd surrounds him taking pictures.

Pope Francis, who used faith and science to call out the climate crisis, dies at 88