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The voluntary carbon market is growing, but Indigenous groups are still not represented on the council launched to ensure the sector works for people and planet.
The voluntary carbon market is growing, but Indigenous groups are still not represented on the council launched to ensure the sector works for people and planet.
A new report suggests that lawsuits alleging false or misleading โ€œclimate-washingโ€ claims are increasing and โ€œpushing the cause forward.โ€
A new report suggests that lawsuits alleging false or misleading โ€œclimate-washingโ€ claims are increasing and โ€œpushing the cause forward.โ€
State regulators left the public in the dark for weeks after a major diesel fuel spill near New Orleans. The spill came from a pipeline owned by a company the state had just granted a permit to a nearby project.
State regulators left the public in the dark for weeks after a major diesel fuel spill near New Orleans. The spill came from a pipeline owned by a company the state had just granted a permit to a nearby project.
Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.
Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.
An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.
An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.
From Hurricane Ida to Indigenous-led protests outside the White House, DeSmog documents the impacts of and actions taken to tackle a warming world.
From Hurricane Ida to Indigenous-led protests outside the White House, DeSmog documents the impacts of and actions taken to tackle a warming world.
Environmental advocates fear the Gulf Coast is poised to become a sacrifice zone as the latest petrochemical facility goes into production.
Environmental advocates fear the Gulf Coast is poised to become a sacrifice zone as the latest petrochemical facility goes into production.
Activists opposing the rebuild of an incinerator in the London Borough of Enfield, a vote on which is due on Thursday, have been forced to confront environmentalismโ€™s white, middle-class dominance.
Activists opposing the rebuild of an incinerator in the London Borough of Enfield, a vote on which is due on Thursday, have been forced to confront environmentalismโ€™s white, middle-class dominance.
Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.
Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.
Enviva's wood pellet facility, which feeds the UK's Drax power station, produces dust and noise pollution that exacerbates existing health inequalities, argues North Carolina activist Belinda Joyner.
Enviva's wood pellet facility, which feeds the UK's Drax power station, produces dust and noise pollution that exacerbates existing health inequalities, argues North Carolina activist Belinda Joyner.

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The voluntary carbon market is growing, but Indigenous groups are still not represented on the council launched to ensure the sector works for people and planet.

The voluntary carbon market is growing, but Indigenous groups are still not represented on the council launched to ensure the sector works for people and planet.
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A new report suggests that lawsuits alleging false or misleading โ€œclimate-washingโ€ claims are increasing and โ€œpushing the cause forward.โ€

A new report suggests that lawsuits alleging false or misleading โ€œclimate-washingโ€ claims are increasing and โ€œpushing the cause forward.โ€
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State regulators left the public in the dark for weeks after a major diesel fuel spill near New Orleans. The spill came from a pipeline owned by a company the state had just granted a permit to a nearby project.

State regulators left the public in the dark for weeks after a major diesel fuel spill near New Orleans. The spill came from a pipeline owned by a company the state had just granted a permit to a nearby project.
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Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.

Neighbors of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures facility near Corpus Christi say ExxonMobil and SABIC have left them in the dark while courting local regulators.
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An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.

An Oregon State University study of almost 3 million births in Texas found mothers living less than a mile from drilling sites were more likely to experience higher blood pressure and other potentially dangerous health conditions.
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From Hurricane Ida to Indigenous-led protests outside the White House, DeSmog documents the impacts of and actions taken to tackle a warming world.

From Hurricane Ida to Indigenous-led protests outside the White House, DeSmog documents the impacts of and actions taken to tackle a warming world.
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Environmental advocates fear the Gulf Coast is poised to become a sacrifice zone as the latest petrochemical facility goes into production.

Environmental advocates fear the Gulf Coast is poised to become a sacrifice zone as the latest petrochemical facility goes into production.
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Activists opposing the rebuild of an incinerator in the London Borough of Enfield, a vote on which is due on Thursday, have been forced to confront environmentalismโ€™s white, middle-class dominance.

Activists opposing the rebuild of an incinerator in the London Borough of Enfield, a vote on which is due on Thursday, have been forced to confront environmentalismโ€™s white, middle-class dominance.
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Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.

Ten of Laredo, Texasโ€™s schools rank in the countryโ€™s top 1 percent of schools where studentsโ€™ health is most at risk from toxic air pollution, in large part due to emissions from one medical equipment sterilization plant.
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Enviva's wood pellet facility, which feeds the UK's Drax power station, produces dust and noise pollution that exacerbates existing health inequalities, argues North Carolina activist Belinda Joyner.

Enviva's wood pellet facility, which feeds the UK's Drax power station, produces dust and noise pollution that exacerbates existing health inequalities, argues North Carolina activist Belinda Joyner.