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Trucks cross the Vincent Thomas Bridge above a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2021. Transportation, particularly for moving freight to meet high demand for consumer products, saw the steepest increase in climate-warming emissions in

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped in 2021, a threat to climate goals

5:07pm January 10, 2022

The spike was attributed to a slew of causes, including behavior changes after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, but environmental advocates say it's worrisome.

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World News

Lahore, Pakistan, is locking down to improve air quality

11:08am January 09, 2022

by Fatma Tanis

Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, tops the world's most polluted city list, along with India's New Delhi. Poor air quality has prompted the government to order a partial shutdown of schools.

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The Western megadrought is revealing America's 'lost national park'

4:00pm January 07, 2022

by Nathan Rott

A famed desert landscape has reemerged as water levels in Lake Powell reservoir have fallen to record lows. It's raising questions about the future of this oasis and water in the American West.

National

Midwest farmers are split on whether to use farmland for big solar plans

5:20pm December 29, 2021

by Chris Welter

Midwest farmers both embrace and reject large solar power developments on farmland. Some make far more money leasing land than growing crops. Others worry about taking good land out of production.

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NYC bans natural gas in new buildings in an effort to combat climate change

8:06am December 26, 2021

by Eyder Peralta

NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to David Iaconangelo of E&E News about New York City's recent ban on natural gas in new buildings and its national implications.

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National

Texas is urging power plants to prepare so there won't be another winter blackout

5:07pm December 22, 2021

by Wade Goodwyn

Nearly a year after Texas' deadly winter blackout, the state is urging power plants to be better prepared. But critics say not enough has changed to avoid mass outages if there's more extreme weather.

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Wind turbines silhouetted against the sky at dawn near Spearville, Kan. in January. Senator Joe Manchin's rejection of a sweeping spending bill effectively kills President Biden's ambitious climate plan to transform the nation's heavily fossil-fuel powere

Manchin says Build Back Better's climate measures are risky. That's not true

4:37pm December 19, 2021

by Jennifer Ludden

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin had spent months watering down Biden's ambitious climate plans. His final objections to the bill's climate measures are misleading.

Fossil fuel subsidies are proving harder to end than first thought

5:54am December 14, 2021

by Jeff Brady

President Biden campaigned on ending oil and gas industry subsidies. But getting rid of them requires passing legislation. A bill eliminating the overseas drilling subsidy is stalled in Congress.

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National

Texas officials order power plant operators to prepare for winter hazards

6:55am December 07, 2021

by Mose Buchele

Nearly a year since the worst blackout in Texas history, the state has ordered power plants to better prepare for winter. But the changes so far won't be enough if there's another record freeze.

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Activists protesting "greenwashing," in which a company or government appears to do more for the environment than it is, gather outside the JP Morgan premises near the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit.

Carbon trading gets a green light from the U.N., and Brazil hopes to earn billions

8:16pm December 06, 2021

by Dan Charles

Carbon offsets got a big boost from November's U.N. climate summit. New rules could make it easier for companies to pay for carbon-cutting projects in other countries, rather than doing it themselves.

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