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Carbon Capture Is Giving a Second Life to Fossil Fuels – But It Doesn’t Have To

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As carbon capture booms, communities in Louisiana are worried it will prolong the use of dirty fossil fuel plants.

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Putting a Lid on Plastics Production in the Ohio River Valley

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Black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern train, Feb. 6, 2023.

Residents are challenging industry’s petrochemicals push into the region, and Earthjustice’s legal strategy has helped them notch an early win.

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Worry About Lead in Your Drinking Water, But Not From Stanley Cups

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Colorful insulated cups with handles and straws on a shelf in a store.

The trendy water bottles have raised concerns about lead poisoning. While experts say the cups are safe, here’s where lead exposure is a problem in our lives and what we can do about it.

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Are Electric Vehicles Really Better for the Environment? Yes.

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Close up of an electric car charging port.

Electric vehicles stack up better than combustion any which way you look at it.

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What You Need to Know About One of the Most Important Agencies Overseeing the U.S. Energy System

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A wind turbine at the Twin Groves Wind Farm outside of Bloomington, Illinois.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plays a critical role in supporting the U.S. clean energy transition.

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How Our Fight for 4 Species Helped Save the Sierra Nevada

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A decades-long fight for four imperiled species — and an entire landscape — is nearly complete.

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Northwest Tribes Demand Action for Salmon and Orca Restoration

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The orca is almost completely out of the water, against a blue background

Tribes call for dam removal and restoration of healthy salmon and orca populations during emotional two-day summit.

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Keeping the Wolverine Wild in a Climate Crisis

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Wolverines, says journalist and wildlife biologist Douglas H. Chadwick, are "not afraid of anything. They climb peaks that human climbers turn back from. So they're just fearless, and they're tireless, and they got no end of attitude."

New federal protections secured through Earthjustice litigation will help ensure that wolverines, a snow-dependent species, can survive a warming world.

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HawaiÊ»i’s Valleys Get Permanent Protection from Damaging Military Training

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A wide photo of a beach, surrounded by a green valley in Hawaii.

After decades of advocacy, the Secretary of Defense announced that live-fire training will never happen at the Mākua Military Reservation again.

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That Deadly Fog in ‘The Crown’ Was Real. Here’s the Rest of the Story.

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John Lithgow, center, plays Winston Churchill in the series "The Crown."

In Netflix’s hit show on the royals, there’s an unbelievable story about air pollution. But the Great Smog of London was all too real — and still relevant today.

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