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Inside Vancouver’s plan to be the greenest city in the worldA decade-long sustainability moonshot shows it's not always easy for cities going green.
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You thought the U.S. fire season was bad. Russia’s is much worse.
Emissions from Siberia’s fires are more than Germany’s total annual greenhouse gases.
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Meet the CEPP, the biggest federal climate policy you’ve never heard of
It’s convoluted. Democrats can’t agree on it. It still may be the best shot at a major climate law this decade.
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The Permian Basin is ground zero for a billion-dollar surge of zombie oil wells
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The art of repeal: illustrating Trump’s toxic legacy — and Biden’s daunting task ahead
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The EPA cut back enforcement during COVID. These researchers are assessing the damage.
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We broke down the last decade of climate change in 7 charts
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Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs
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6 reasons 2020 wasn’t as bad for climate change as you thought
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Congress promised debt relief to farmers of color. They might not get it.
After 13 lawsuits against the program, the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act is "on thin ice."
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Here’s how Congress could hold the EPA accountable for its ‘dereliction of duty’
Upcoming congressional hearings would interrogate the EPA's relaxation of environmental enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FEMA’s new flood insurance plan is drawing the battle lines over climate adaptation
“The new system confirms what we knew about the National Flood Insurance Program — which was that it’s a deeply unfair system."
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Oil is now flowing on Line 3. The fight to stop it isn’t over.
Anti-pipeline activists promise to continue holding polluters and policymakers accountable.
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Study: The rich can spur climate action — or uphold the status quo
If you make six figures, it turns out, you're a climate influencer.
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Gas appliances are no longer eligible for Energy Star’s top rating
EPA kicks gas-burning heaters and clothes dryers off its “Most Efficient” list
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Inside Vancouver’s plan to be the greenest city in the worldA decade-long sustainability moonshot shows it's not always easy for cities going green.
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Temperature Check
In the last episode of Temperature Check before the new year, host Andrew Simon and returning co-host Justin Worland look back on the biggest climate stories of 2020 and look ahead to what’s in store for the holiday season.
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