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A Gary, Indiana plant would make jet fuel from trash and plastic. Residents are pushing back

Fulcrum BioEnergy says its “sustainable aviation fuel” will divert waste from Chicago-area landfills and reduce airline carbon emissions. But critics say there’s nothing sustainable about it—and even question its viability.

Biden’s other green promise
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Biden’s other green promise

The president has vowed to protect poor communities from bearing an unfair burden of air and water pollution. To do it will require reversing decades of industry-friendly regulations.
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Threshold Podcast: Prayers of steel
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Threshold Podcast: Prayers of steel

Steel is one of the most useful materials humans have ever created, but one of the most damaging to the climate and the people who work in and live near these mills. Threshold explores the intersection of racism, industrialization, and climate change in Gary, Indiana.

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The rain is cleaner, but now it’s full of plastic and forever chemicals

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House spending bill could lead to government shutdown

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Trump administration sued over frozen climate funds

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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A cargo ship collision in the North Sea raises fears of toxic contamination

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil