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Causes
Europe eyes Africa’s gas reserves
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As Europe eyes Africa’s gas reserves, environmentalists sound the alarm

In the wake of an energy crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European countries are turning to Africa for its natural gas reserves.

Solutions
Biden could declare climate emergency as soon as this week, sources say
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Biden could declare climate emergency as soon as this week, sources say

White House officials are scrambling to advance the president’s environmental agenda after talks with Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) stalled.
Politics
Oil drilling upstream of Okavango Delta moves closer to reality

Oil drilling upstream of Okavango Delta moves closer to reality

This month, ReconAfrica's multimillion-dollar drilling rig pierced a riverbed in elephant habitat some 160 miles from the wildlife-rich Okavango Delta.

Politics
Public hearings on Zoom have Native Americans worried they won't be heard on oil projects
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Public hearings on Zoom have Native Americans worried they won't be heard on oil projects

Tribal members who oppose the government's proposed projects often lack consistent Internet access.
Impacts
Blowing in the wind: Why the Netherlands is sinking
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Blowing in the wind: Why the Netherlands is sinking

Over the centuries, windmills built to drain peatland for agriculture have been causing the ground to steadily sink. It's unclear who's in charge of fixing the problem.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Fossil fuel industry seeks legal shield from climate lawsuits

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California regulators push back against car dealers' campaign on emissions rule

An Indigenous village in Yasuni National Park in Ecuador with trees in background and low grass in foreground.

Ecuador ordered to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil drilling

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Gloved hands holding a globe of the earth with a small plant growing from the top.

Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

The torso and legs of a farmer holding beetroots during daytime.

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

CLIMATE
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