Paper plants can emit as much CO2 as oil refineries. They’re flying under the radar.
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For more than a century, Covington, Virginia has had one dominating feature: its paper mill.…This Portland collective keeps the city clean — and helps unhoused people find stability
May 28, 2025, 4:45 am By Joseph Winters
On a Thursday morning in Portland’s Old Town neighborhood, two dozen people mill around a…Mayors are making climate action personal. It’s working.
May 28, 2025, 4:30 am By Matt Simon
In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Bibb was living in a tight, one-bedroom apartment in…Illinois must protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way.
May 28, 2025, 4:15 am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Last week, Illinois officials took possession of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in Chicago’s…Trump’s climate denial may help a livestock-killing pest make a comeback
11:29am By Ayurella Horn-Muller
To a throng of goats foraging in a remote expanse of Sanibel Island, Florida, the low whir of a…How Big Ag thwarted wetlands protections in Illinois and Iowa
4:45am By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Two years ago this week, the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. the Environmental Protection…Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy
May 25, 2025, 9:00 am By Matt Busse
When Mason Taylor was getting ready to graduate from high school in 2022, he thought he would have…Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
May 24, 2025, 9:00 am By Sarah Butler, The Guardian
A leading European winemaker has warned it may have to abandon its ancestral lands in Catalonia in…The Senate just voted to block California’s gas car ban
May 22, 2025, 7:43 pm By Joseph Winters
For nearly 60 years, California has enjoyed the ability to set its own standards governing air…Moderate Republicans defended Biden’s climate law — then voted to repeal it
May 22, 2025, 5:50 pm By Zoya Teirstein
After days of intense political infighting between ultra-conservative and moderate Republicans, the…The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica
May 22, 2025, 11:00 am By Matt Simon
In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote…The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica
May 22, 2025, 11:00 am By Matt Simon
In December 2022, Matthew Boyer hopped on an Argentine military plane to one of the more remote…The Kentucky tornadoes spur mounting anxiety over Weather Service warning systems
May 22, 2025, 4:45 am By Katie Myers
Sandra Anderson didn’t think the storm would be too bad. When her grandchildren asked if the dogs…Who will benefit from melting glaciers?
May 21, 2025, 4:45 am By Max Graham
The Tulsequah Glacier meanders down a broad valley in northwest British Columbia, 7 miles from the…The US government stole the Black Hills. Now it’s clear-cutting them.
May 21, 2025, 4:30 am By Anya Kamenetz
Driving into the Black Hills National Forest, as the road gains elevation, raindrops hitting the…The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.
May 21, 2025, 4:15 am By Joseph Winters
Last week, environmental groups decried plans from the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind…A new podcast asks: Are ‘radical’ climate activists really that radical?
May 20, 2025, 4:45 am By Kate Yoder
In October 2022, two protesters with the group Just Stop Oil shocked the world by tossing tomato…How the Washoe Tribe built a business to sustain a firewood bank that helps elders heat their homes
May 20, 2025, 4:30 am By Kaleb Roedel, KUNR
It’s a sun-splashed morning at the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s wood yard, a patch of…Despite backlash, more states are considering laws to make Big Oil pay for climate change
May 19, 2025, 4:45 am By Akielly Hu
As climate disasters strain state budgets, a growing number of lawmakers want fossil fuel companies…Solar grants held hostage in Pennsylvania legislature — as demand soars
May 18, 2025, 9:00 am By Audrey Carleton, Capital & Main
Charles Suppon has big plans for the Tunkhannock Area School District. At any given time, the…
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