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U.S. group urges Biden to use financial regulation to control climate change

A climate advocacy group comprised of high-profile backers of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday urged the former vice president to consider using U.S. financial regulation as a tool to fight global warming if he is elected.
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Wildfires make soil poisonous

New research shows that intense wildfires can transform naturally occurring chromium in soil into a carcinogenic form that lingers in air and groundwater for years.

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Leaked memos show Supreme Court ignored climate dangers in Obama regs fight

Conservative justices focused on industry costs when blocking the Clean Power Plan, the first climate rule proposed for the power sector.
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Escape route from Iran energy shock leads to China, US allies find

Countries are navigating between the desire to speed up the green transition and worries over Beijing’s clean-tech dominance.
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US Interior Department unveils emergency plans for Colorado River

The Trump administration will pull its emergency levers to head off a major water and power crisis.
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‘Get rid of MAHA’: Trump alliance cracks as climate deniers turn on RFK Jr.’s movement

At Heartland’s climate conference, fossil fuel allies warn MAHA chemical rules could threaten the oil industry, exposing a rift in Trump’s base.

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Venice is threatened by rising sea levels. Will the city be forced to relocate?

Scientists warn that no adaptation measure can sustain Venice as rising sea levels threaten to swallow the city.
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From Maui to LA, wildfires burn more at night due to climate change

Wildfires are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed them.

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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

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New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

www.ehn.org
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