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In Montana, a controversial $2B pipeline hits a speed bump
After an environmental group filed a complaint on behalf of two Montana residents, state regulators rescinded a crucial waiver.
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Your gas car works fine. Consider an EV anyway, scientists say.
New research suggests that swapping your internal combustion engine for an EV is almost always the greener choice.
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Inside the nearly 5-month labor lockout at an Indiana refinery
BP has locked out about 800 refinery workers in Whiting without pay for months. The hardline tactic is raising fears about the future of union power.
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In a first, Utah got more power from solar than any other source
The state used to run on coal, but now renewables are surging.
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Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: More wildfire smoke
While “smoke taint” from last month’s hazy skies isn’t an immediate threat, grape growers say it comes on the heels of a growing season already fraught with climate extremes.
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Wildfire season is changing. Spokane is showing how.
As climate change primes the Pacific Northwest to burn, hundreds in Washington state's second-biggest city have lost their homes.
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A controversial plan to update Line 5 just suffered a major loss at the Michigan Supreme Court
Opponents are hopeful that a recent ruling by the state's highest court to vacate a key permit could eventually shut down the pipeline altogether.
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What another Texas flood revealed about the state’s warning system
Texas revamped its early warning system after a Hill Country flood killed 139 people last year. July's historic flood revealed what it accomplished — and what’s left to do.
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Is the recycling symbol free speech? A judge just ruled it could be.
The ruling pauses California's effort to limit the recycling symbol to products that are actually recycled, setting up a new First Amendment fight over environmental marketing.
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This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm
Panamint Capital broke ground on a $1.7 billion solar and storage project at the Calvert coal mine. The mine and an adjacent coal plant will stay online.