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Regional Carbon Markets Are Put to the Test in Virginia

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US, EU Politicians Want Oil CEO Removed as COP28 Head

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Cutting methane emissions is an urgent climate goal. But governments have made scant progress, reveals a new study.

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How Republicans Learned to Love Green Jobs

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From Trump to Climate, Law Struggles With Unprecedented Moments

Interpretation of the law is built on precedent. Climate change, much like Donald Trump, is unprecedented.

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Good Luck Figuring Out What Your New Electric Car Will Actually Cost

The government wants to make buying an EV easier. The Treasury's new tax guidance is making things more complicated.

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The Classroom Culture War Spreads to Climate

An Ohio bill would force college instructors to teach proven falsehoods and misleading fossil fuel talking points about climate change.

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How EV Car Makers Rank on Climate and Human Rights

Environmental groups rank electric vehicle makers based on the environmental and human rights impacts of their supply chains.

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Climate Conspiracies Have Some Truth—Doesn't Make Them Right

The facts are wrong, but the conspiracies put their finger on the weirdness of the current fight against climate change.

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Not Just Spy Balloons. Here's What Else Is In Our Skies

Experts explain their theories for what is likely behind a seemingly sudden influx of objects flying over the U.S.

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What Biden's State of the Union Said About Climate

The version of climate action that Biden is presenting to America is mercifully simple: This matters to you. And I’m taking care of it.

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A Chaotic Congress Bodes Poorly for U.S. Climate Policy

The messy election of McCarthy as Speaker of the House suggests steep challenges for bipartisan climate work in the coming Congress

By Justin Worland

Why Climate Activism May Look Different in 2023

In the U.K., Extinction Rebellion is shifting to a more moderate strategy in 2023. It could mark a tone shift for the climate movement.

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The Overlooked Solar Power Potential of U.S. Parking Lots

We calculated how much power could be generated if the U.S. followed France's new law requiring parking lots be topped with solar panels.

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The Woman Behind Climate Activists Throwing Food at Art

The Climate Emergency Fund, led by influential Brooklyn psychologist Margaret Klein Salamon, is backing a new wave of radical protesters.

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Ukraine Isn't Just at COP27 to Talk About Climate

Ukraine is using the international climate conference to garner more support against Russia's war, particularly among ambivalent countries.

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Climate Aid is on the Line in the Midterms

Republicans likely can't undo Biden's green gains. Upping financial support for poorer countries to weather climate change is another matter

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States Risk Climate Rollbacks This Election

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