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Gas heat and stoves are warming the climate. Should cities start banning them?

Gas heat and stoves are warming the climate. Should cities start banning them?

Buildings are responsible for a lot of carbon emissions. Weaning them off fossil fuels is a key part of the climate solution.
Politics
After championing greener building codes, local governments lose right to vote
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After championing greener building codes, local governments lose right to vote

The nonprofit consortium that oversees much of the nation's building codes just gave the construction and gas industries more control over the process.
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Cities voted for green building codes. Now developers want to end voting
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Cities voted for green building codes. Now developers want to end voting

Powerful lobbying groups are fighting to block cities from having a final say over building codes that could cut pollution and make energy bills cheaper.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Fifteen years after the Gulf oil spill, health claims stall as offshore drilling expands

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Climate-fueled disasters and inflation drive Texas homeowners to face soaring insurance costs

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Agroforestry cuts deforestation in Southeast Asia, but success depends on local policies

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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

CLIMATE
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Opinion: Global warming is a crisis of inequality

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Climate change fades in Canadian election as voters prioritize economy and U.S. tensions