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In a first, the U.S. unveils plans to decarbonize its entire transportation sector

The Biden administration unveiled a comprehensive blueprint for decarbonizing the transportation sector, which accounts for the nation's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Sec. John Kerry: Switching to clean energy will take trillions in private sector funding

Making a rapid transition to clean, renewable energy is a solution to battling climate change, but it will take upwards of $4 trillion a year for the next 30 years, according to former Secretary of State and current Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry.

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Solar farm planned for mining site straddling Boone, Lincoln county lines

JULIAN — A former coal mining site straddling Boone and Lincoln counties will provide 3,000 acres for what investors and organizers say will be West Virginia’s largest solar farm.
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Judge rules coal mine's climate costs matter

A judge says U.S officials downplayed climate change impacts and other environmental costs from the expansion of a massive coal mine near the Montana-Wyoming border, in a case that could test how far the Biden administration is willing to go to unwind its predecessors' decisions.

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Amazon wildfires causing spike in children's breathing problems

Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest are driving a spike in breathing problems and hospitalizations among children in Brazil, according to a new report.
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Climate change concerns sour Germany's love for cars

In car-loving Germany, climate change has become a leading - but divisive - issue for voters going into European elections.

Coal plant closures need to be 'radically accelerated' to meet climate change, report finds
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Coal plant closures need to be 'radically accelerated' to meet climate change, report finds

Coal plants can’t close fast enough to meet United Nations’ climate goals, according to a new report released Wednesday.
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