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VT governor signs Burlington thermal energy bill into Law

Despite some reservations, Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law a bill that allows the City of Burlington to charge carbon taxes on owners of properties heated with fossil fuels.

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​​​​​​​Biden’s biggest idea on climate change is remarkably cheap

A new analysis from researchers at the University of Chicago and the Rhodium Group, an energy-research firm, finds that one of President Joe Biden’s marquee energy proposals—the one of the most likely to make it through Congress—has a good chance of working.

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Special Issue: How we will all solve the climate crisis
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Special Issue: How we will all solve the climate crisis

We only have one Earth. And we have the technology to save it.
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Florida GOP rep seeks carbon tax to reduce pollution
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Florida GOP rep seeks carbon tax to reduce pollution

A Florida Republican is bucking party line and pushing a carbon tax as a way to stem global warming. 
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Stalling on climate change action may cost investors over $1 trillion
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Stalling on climate change action may cost investors over $1 trillion

The group has created a guide for investors to assess how their holdings would respond to different levels of global warming and policy making.

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France’s protesters are part of a global backlash against climate-change taxes
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France’s protesters are part of a global backlash against climate-change taxes

Leaders in the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere have run into similar opposition.
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How Washington state can lead Washington, D.C., on climate change
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How Washington state can lead Washington, D.C., on climate change

Initiative 1631 would show that carbon taxes don't have to translate into economic ruins in the struggle against climate change.

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James Inhofe climate denial obituary

Jim Inhofe, climate change denier, dies at 89

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A collaborative effort saves Clayoquot Sound's ancient forests

Companies use carbon markets to boost pesticide sales

Companies use carbon markets to boost pesticide sales

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Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

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Judges' interpretations of the law significantly impact climate policy

Judges' interpretations of the law significantly impact climate policy

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way