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Climate Deniers Exploit Endangered Whales In Bid To Kill Offshore Wind
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A coalition of fossil fuel-allied groups is fighting offshore wind with shameless hypocrisy, muddled messaging and greenwashing.
New York City Greenery Absorbing All Traffic Emissions on Many Summer Days
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On many summer days, trees, shrubs, and grasses across the New York metro area soak up as much carbon dioxide as is generated by all cars, buses, and trucks, according to new research.
Draft Report Offers Starkest View Yet of U.S. Climate Threats
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“The things Americans value most are at risk,” says a draft of the National Climate Assessment, a major federal scientific report slated for release next year.
A Different Kind of Pipeline Project Scrambles Midwest Politics
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Plans that would bury carbon underground rather than release it in the air have stoked debate over climate and property rights, creating unlikely alliances and stirring memories of fierce battles over oil.
Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming
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The techniques are a cornerstone of the Agriculture Department’s approach to addressing a warming planet, but it is unclear whether more widespread deployment of such methods can truly reverse the effects of climate change.
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
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Roger Houser's ranching business was getting squeezed. The calves he raises in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley were selling for about the same price they had a few years earlier, while costs for essentials like fuel and fertilizer kept going up. But Houser found another use for his 500 acres.
With Federal Aid on the Table, Utilities Shift to Embrace Climate Goals
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As billions in government subsidies were at stake, the electric utility industry shed its opposition to clean-air regulation and put its lobbying muscle behind passing President Biden’s climate bill.
The Climate Impact of Your Neighborhood, Mapped
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New data shared with The New York Times reveals stark disparities in how different U.S. households contribute to climate change. Looking at America’s cities, a pattern emerges.
United Airlines, five other companies launch effort to develop sustainable aviation fuel
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United Airlines and five corporate partners are investing $100 million to launch a fund backing sustainable aviation fuel. Joining United are Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell. United will allow some customers to donate to the fund in exchange for 500 United MileagePlus frequent flyer miles.
What I Saw as the Country’s First National Climate Adviser
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Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs
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A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.
This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk
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Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment.
How vulnerable is Wall Street to climate change? The Fed wants to find out
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The Federal Reserve is putting the country's biggest banks to a test
A Huge City Polluter? Buildings. Here’s a Surprising Fix.
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Carbon capture might not work for all buildings. But some are giving it a try.
Senate Ratifies Pact to Curb a Broad Category of Potent Greenhouse Gases
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In a bipartisan vote, lawmakers voted to join an international agreement to phase out the hydrofluorocarbons commonly found in refrigerators and air-conditioners.
Why Ian May Push Florida Real Estate Out of Reach for All but the Super Rich
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The hurricane’s record-breaking cost will make it even harder for many to get insurance, experts say — threatening home sales, mortgages and construction.
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Potential Updates to its ‘Green Guides’ for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it is seeking public comment on potential updates and changes to the Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims. The Commission’s Green Guides help marketers avoid making environmental marketing claims that are unfair or deceptive under Section 5 of the FTC Act. The Commission seeks to update the guides based on increasing consumer interest in buying environmentally friendly products.
After Decades of Resistance, Rich Countries Offer Direct Climate Aid
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Several European leaders at COP27 announced funds to help poor nations recover from loss and damage caused by climate change. The United States was silent.
The World Is Falling Short of Its Climate Goals. Four Big Emitters Show Why.
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How the Inflation Reduction Act can help you save cash and energy
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From new solar panels to EVs, your 2023 sustainability goals might be a little easier to achieve with IRA tax credits.
Why the New York Area Is Seeing an Explosive Growth in Electric Cars
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Ownership rates of electric cars have more than doubled in New York City and the surrounding area, propelled by more varied models, more charging stations and lower prices.
Pork without a pig? A New Jersey factory says it has found a way.
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Cultivated-meat companies are betting that they can grow meat in a lab to scale. Other experts aren’t so sure.
Bringing community solar to low-income customers is a lot harder than you might think
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An Illinois entrepreneur says building trust is critical in communities where many people are deeply skeptical of outsiders offering to make a deal.
SEC Charges Goldman Sachs Asset Management for Failing to Follow its Policies and Procedures Involving ESG Investments
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) for policies and procedures failures involving two mutual funds and one separately managed account strategy marketed as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments. To settle the charges, GSAM agreed to pay a $4 million penalty.
The New Soldiers in Propane’s Fight Against Climate Action: Television Stars
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An industry group is spending millions of dollars to push back against efforts to move heating away from oil and gas.
Many States Omit Climate Education. These Teachers Are Trying to Slip It In.
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Around the United States, middle school science standards have minimal references to climate change and teachers on average spend just a few hours a year teaching it.
Here’s Where the U.S. Is Testing a New Response to Rising Seas
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Native American tribes are competing for the first federal grants designed to help move communities away from high water and other dangers posed by climate change.
For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest
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Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may be elusive.
As Heat Pumps Go Mainstream, a Big Question: Can They Handle Real Cold?
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Over the past decade, heat pumps have been steadily making their way into more American homes. There was a major milestone last year when they surpassed gas furnaces in annual sales by a wide margin.
This Guide Can Help You Save Money and Fight Climate Change
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The new climate and tax law can bring big savings for anyone looking to buy an electric car or make their home more energy efficient.
Out-of-Towners Head to ‘Climate-Proof Duluth’
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The former industrial town in Minnesota is coming to terms with its status as a refuge for people moving from across the country because of climate change.
Mapping California’s ‘Zombie’ Forests
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A warming climate has left a fifth of the conifer forests that blanket California's Sierra Nevada stranded in habitats that no longer suit them, according to a study published last week by researchers at Stanford University.
‘Do You Really Want to Rebuild at 80?’ Rethinking Where to Retire.
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It’s a small yet noticeable shift, experts say — but climate change is causing retirees to start reconsidering moves to disaster-prone dream locales.
One state mandates teaching climate change in almost all subjects – even PE
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New Jersey’s teachers are now required to teach climate change beginning in kindergarten, and across most subjects, including art, social studies, world languages and PE. Supporters hope the lessons will spread
U.S. emissions rose slightly in 2022. They need to be falling rapidly.
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U.S. emissions saw a modest increase in 2022, even as renewables surpassed coal, report says
We Analyzed the Emissions 4 Families Generated in a Week. Here's What We Learned About Living Greener
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Why the midterms have made climate activists hopeful for the future
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Even with Republicans controlling the House, Democrats retained enough control at the federal level to defend the Inflation Reduction Act while making inroads in crucial local elections.
Korean Solar Company Plans to Build $2.5 Billion Plant in Georgia
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Hanwha Qcells expects to make solar panels and their components in the United States to take advantage of President Biden’s climate policies.
Why American Aluminum Plants Emit Far More Climate Pollution Than Some of Their Counterparts Abroad
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New Skyscraper, Built to Be an Environmental Marvel, Is Already Dated
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One Vanderbilt, in the heart of New York City, is built to be especially climate friendly. But the design landscape and city rules have changed quickly.
Who Were the Worst Climate Polluters in the US in 2021?
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The worst of the worst included a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, a coal mine in Pennsylvania and a nylon plant in Florida, recent EPA data shows.
The U.S. has a plan to raise cash for developing nations. Some are skeptical.
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John Kerry, the country’s climate envoy, was expected to announce the carbon offset plan on Wednesday. Payments from companies would go to countries struggling to adopt renewable energy.
Long Stretches of the Mississippi River Have Run Dry. What’s Next?
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A ‘Rocking Chair Rebellion’: Seniors Call On Banks to Dump Big Oil
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Older climate activists gathered in cities around the country for a day of action targeting banks that finance fossil fuel projects.
A Deal to Help South Africa Is a Breakthrough for the World
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The United States has committed more than $1 billion as part of an $8.5 billion international aid package to catalyze South Africa’s shift to renewable energy, and, after two years of talks about the details, the government in Pretoria is to deliver a plan in February for carrying it out.
A Fossil Museum Uses the Past to Reimagine Climate’s Future
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As the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum undergoes a major redesign, its leaders hope it can do more to engage the public and educate visitors about the realities of climate change.
How Republicans Are ‘Weaponizing’ Public Office Against Climate Action
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2021 Local Solar Developer Survey
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Whether a small business, a community school, or a local household, millions of American electric customers have installed rooftop solar or subscribed to shared solar farms. And it doesn’t just save money for solar customers — widespread adoption of distributed solar benefits all of us by creating jobs and lowering the costs of building a cleaner, more resilient power grid. As the price to install solar continues to fall, the opportunity expands each year to more and more Americans.
The end of a battery’s life matters as much as its beginning
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Americans are terrible at recycling. Electric cars are a chance to change that.
U.S. Carbon Emissions Grew in 2022
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Emissions ticked up 1.3 percent last year, even as renewables surpassed coal.
Despite Rain Storms, California Is Still in Drought
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A rapid string of punishing storm systems, known as atmospheric rivers, has brought extreme amounts of rain and snow to California during the past weeks, but the sudden deluge has not made up for years of ongoing drought.
Wish You Were Here. Ignore the Floods and Fires.
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Climate change is reshaping the American economy. New Mexico is leaning on ecotourism and sustainable industries to see it through, but extreme weather keeps getting in the way.
How to Hand Out Billions in Climate Subsidies? Very Carefully.
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John Podesta, the White House aide overseeing new tax credits, said rules were expected to be in place within months. Avoiding waste and fraud is a priority.
The United States has caused the most global warming. When will China pass it?
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For thousands of years, we made things with our hands. But in the mid-1700s, people in Britain began to make things with machines that ran on fuels which, when burned, released an invisible gas called carbon dioxide — not much at first, but that would change.
Meet the man fueling clean energy opposition in the Midwest
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Kevon Martis and a group of fossil fuel-funded allies have led a decades-long campaign to sow fear and misinformation about renewable energy. It’s working.
Climate Change Is Threatening Hawaii’s Coral Reefs. So They Called the Insurance Guy.
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If worsening coastal storms damage the reefs, the Nature Conservancy will get a payout and use the money to repair the coral — work that state officials can’t afford to do.
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Threatens Climate Start-Ups
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The bank had relationships with more than 1,500 companies working on technologies aimed at curbing global warming.