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Louisiana judge stalls Formosa plastics
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Louisiana judge vacates state air permits for $9.4B plastics complex in chemical corridor

A Louisiana district court judge on Wednesday vacated state air permits granted to a Taiwan-based company looking to construct a $9.4 billion plastics complex in St. James Parish, further stalling a controversial project that has faced backlash from some residents and environmental advocates.
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Coal plant closures help reduce pollutants that cause haze

Due in part to newly shuttered coal plants and modern industrial controls, state environmental officials expect significant reductions through 2028 in at least two major pollutants that haze up an otherwise clear Big Sky.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
sardines swimming in deep blue water.

Sardines forced to eat plastic as Mediterranean plankton shrinks

A flooded city viewed from above.

Unprecedented climate disasters surged worldwide in 2024

Alaska oil pipeline elevated above snow-covered ground with Caribou standing around.

Trump’s team opens Alaska lands to oil, reigniting drilling debate

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Climate scientist Michael Mann speaks at a podium with a porjection of the famous hockey Stick climate graph.

A climate scientist’s legal win just got flipped on its head

CLIMATE
A delivery bicycle with a white box attached is parked on a sidewalk in front of a restaurant with a sign painted on the window.

Affordable e-bikes are transforming delivery work for Latin American migrants

An old, rusted wastewater pipe extends onto a beach.

Britain’s sewage crisis is poisoning its waterways and economy