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Living and breathing on the front line of a toxic chemical zone

As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near petrochemical plants.

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As oil companies stay lean, workers move to renewable energy

Solar, wind, geothermal, battery and other alternative-energy businesses are adding workers from fossil fuel companies, where employment has fallen.

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Anna Rhodes, Max Besbris: Losing your neighborhood to climate change is sometimes necessary

Why Hurricane Harvey flooding victims struggled to imagine moving away from a place they called home even when their homes had just been destroyed.

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Berkshire Hathaway cleared to buy up to 50% of Occidental Petroleum

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a request from Warren Buffett’s company to take a bigger stake in the oil company.

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Thomas Friedman: Biden’s big, bold, surprising plan for a green transition

Our energy policy is a mess. The president needs to devise a new strategy with America’s biggest oil producers.

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How redlining contributed to air pollution across America

A new study shows how redlining, a Depression-era housing policy, contributed to inequalities that persist decades later in U.S. cities.

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E.P.A. chief vows to do better' to protect poor communities

The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday will announce stepped-up enforcement and monitoring to help disadvantaged communities struggling with polluted air and water.

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Living and breathing on the front line of a toxic chemical zone

As oil companies stay lean, workers move to renewable energy

Anna Rhodes, Max Besbris: Losing your neighborhood to climate change is sometimes necessary

Berkshire Hathaway cleared to buy up to 50% of Occidental Petroleum

Thomas Friedman: Biden’s big, bold, surprising plan for a green transition

How redlining contributed to air pollution across America

E.P.A. chief vows to do better' to protect poor communities

Many congressional Republicans still deny climate science

Trump’s plans unsettle federal workers

Alberta's energy 'war room' collapses amid new federal ad rules

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Op-ed: The climate crisis demands a move away from car dependency

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