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The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests. The agency is now reconsidering.
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Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners.
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The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is asking a federal judge to require St. John the Baptist Parish School Board to relocate students from an elementary school located right next to a chemical plant.
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A federal judge in southwest Louisiana ended the Biden administration’s pause on new liquified natural gas export plants on Monday, siding with 17 Republican Attorneys General.
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Whether the Louisiana project is built may hinge on federal study of climate and economic impact of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry
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Sluggish progress on reducing nutrient runoff into the Bay marks an inconvenient truth, but offers lessons for others seeking to clean their watersheds.
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Worsening local effects on health and recreation in states like Minnesota and Wisconsin are spurring action on problems that also cause the Gulf of Mexico’s chronic “dead zone.”
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This summer’s “dead zone,” a low-oxygen area where the river empties into the sea, could span 5,827 square miles across the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana has the power to call for change.
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Residents of color are pushing the U.S. Department of Justice to block expansion of industrial development in their communities.
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Driven by climate change, extreme temperatures are forcing parents and camp counselors to change their summer routines to keep kids safe.
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One year away from a federal deadline to reduce nutrient runoff into the Gulf of Mexico by 20%, increases in tile drainage, livestock and fertilizer use have made success unlikely.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be 5% larger than average this summer.