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Trucks from L.A.’s port rumble down their tiny street day and night. Residents have had it
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Trucks from L.A.’s port rumble down their tiny street day and night. Residents have had it

Hemmed in by oil refineries and heavy industry, Wilmington has long struggled against a legacy of redlining, antiquated zoning ordinances, aging infrastructure and now, the ever-expanding ports. The crisis raises questions critical to environmental justice.

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Backed-up container ships filled cities with pollution
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Backed-up container ships filled cities with pollution

Emissions at the Los Angeles port were modeled to have increased by 100% for a time during the pandemic.
L.A., Long Beach ports adopt plan to slash air pollution and go zero-emissions

L.A., Long Beach ports adopt plan to slash air pollution and go zero-emissions

The nation’s largest port complex will cut health-damaging and planet-warming air pollution by phasing out diesel trucks and equipment in favor of natural gas, then zero-emissions technology.
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Trump plan would close dozens of mine safety offices, leaving coal towns exposed

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Coal-fired electricity spikes as gas prices rise, pushing up U.S. emissions

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New wildfire hazard maps expand zones for millions of Californians

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

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

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Young climate lawsuit ends after a decade without Supreme Court review

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NIH shuts down future research into climate change health impacts