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The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic
A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.
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Sinkholes and the people who love them
As climate change makes sinkholes more common, more and more people are finding "a love of all things holey."
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![A view of the rain forest in the heart of Sarawak, 2500 feet above sea level, in Baram, Malaysia, is seen in this Dec. 13, 2007 file photo.]()
![A view of the rain forest in the heart of Sarawak, 2500 feet above sea level, in Baram, Malaysia, is seen in this Dec. 13, 2007 file photo.]()
Deforestation and illegal evictions threaten Malaysia’s Indigenous peoples
New report says the government ignores local and international laws that protect Indigenous rights.
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FEMA is ending door-to-door canvassing in disaster areas
As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas.
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Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to go green
The federal government promised to pay for upgrades to keep utility rates down. Now what?
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![compactor machine on top of pile of waste at landfill with large flock of seagulls flying above]()
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it.
The Rhode Island project to create local jobs, launch compost hubs, and reduce emissions was years in the making.
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Trump calls program to help low-income Americans pay their energy bills ‘unnecessary’
First, the administration laid off all of the program's staffers. Now the White House is proposing cutting its funding.
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![Cameron Hamilton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies to members of Congress.]()
![Cameron Hamilton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies to members of Congress.]()
The head of FEMA defended the agency on Capitol Hill. Trump fired him.
FEMA’s shake-up follows the cancellation of key climate resilience programs and growing uncertainty over the agency’s future.
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Plastics companies know about chemical recycling’s shortcomings — but still sell it as a solution
A new report casts doubt on industry narratives about the “revolutionary” technology.
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Why are all of America’s biggest cities sinking?
A new study finds that the country's 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle.
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![EPA administrator Lee Zeldin speaks at podium]()
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The Trump administration has all but stopped enforcing environmental laws
The EPA is the nation's top environmental cop. In the last few months, the federal agency has significantly scaled back pollution enforcement.
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![An Energy Star label is displayed on a new washing machine at a Best Buy store as a shopper in the background considers washing machines.]()
![An Energy Star label is displayed on a new washing machine at a Best Buy store as a shopper in the background considers washing machines.]()
How Trump’s latest rollback could raise your utility bills
The Energy Star program has quietly saved Americans billions in energy costs and has slashed emissions. Now it's now on the chopping block.
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