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Residents in ‘Cancer Alley’ push for stricter emissions standards
Local activists want action after EPA drops civil rights investigation.
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Carbon capture portrayed as a linchpin to Louisiana’s success, failure
More than 100 people testified this week on whether the state should have the responsibility for carbon capture wells.
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Maine power companies are spending millions to defeat a vote to dethrone them
This fall, Mainers could cut ties with their utilities. The companies are buying influence to try to stay in power.
Polluting Democracy
Power companies quietly pushed $215m into US politics via dark money groups
Donations have helped utilities increase electricity prices, hinder solar schemes and helped elect sympathetic legislators.
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Lawmakers passed a bill to stop insurers from considering ESG criteria in setting rates
So-called environmental, social and governance policies are often adopted by companies to reduce their carbon footprints. The new Texas bill aims to stop insurers doing business in Texas from using ESG criteria, but it doesn’t include penalties for violations.
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Texas has gone big with renewable energy. Why can’t it go all the way?
The biggest barriers to making Texas’ power grid 100% renewable have little to do with politics.
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In ‘Cancer Alley’, US chemical giants mount campaign against grassroots organizers
Chevron and ExxonMobil are among the companies in a ‘sustainability council’ countering grassroots activists.
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Offshore wind workforce a weak link in plan to build out renewables
A national push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere.
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Global banks pledged to cut emissions – but still invest billions on US gas exports
Many banks promised to work toward net-zero emissions – but their targets explicitly exempt liquefied natural gas projects.
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Tax incentives start rush for carbon capture projects
Subsidies to capture and inject carbon underground doubled through last year’s federal Inflation Reduction Act. What happens when that money goes away?
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Thousands of pounds of 'forever chemicals' have been injected into Texas oil and gas wells, study finds
A new report from a public health watchdog found that more than 40,000 pounds of PFAS has been injected into more than 1,000 wells across Texas — and warned that the chemicals could pose a risk to public health.
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‘Sacrifice zone’: Gulf Coast helps meet global natural gas needs, but at what cost?
A string of new LNG plants threatens fragile coastal communities and delays a response to the worldwide climate crisis.