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Minnesota to require 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040
Utilities can use a mix of solar, wind, hydropower, nuclear, hydrogen power, and biomass — energy obtained from burning wood…
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How the Supreme Court could finally force Big Oil to face trial
Dozens of cities and states sued oil giants for deceiving the public. The Supreme Court could soon break these cases…
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Not to be outdone, the EU commits $270 billion to its own Green New Deal
No one wants to be left behind in the growing green economy. Quelle: https://grist.org/economics/eu-green-deal-270-billion/...
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Cleaning up ‘forever chemicals’ is costly and messy — just ask this Wisconsin town
"It's happening all over the country." Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/lessons-pfas-water-small-wisconsin-town/...
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Report: Burning gas in oil fields cost tribes $22 million
How poor methane rules are costing tribes and taxpayers. Quelle: https://grist.org/indigenous/report-burning-gas-in-oil-fields-cost-tribes-22-million/...
Energy Indigenous Affairs
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Exxon reports record profits, doubles down on fossil fuels
The White House responds with renewed calls to boost production. Quelle: https://grist.org/climate-energy/exxon-reports-record-profits-doubles-down-on-fossil-fuels/...
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There’s a deal to save the Colorado River — if California doesn’t blow it up
The plan would cut water use on the river by roughly a quarter, drying up farms and subdivisions across the…
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EPA issues rare veto, halting Alaska’s Pebble mine
Mining waste would have jeopardized the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/epa-veto-alaska-pebble-mine-bristol-bay-sockeye-salmon-clean-water-act/...
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How a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
The short-lived rule is helping the mining industry from beyond the grave. Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/georgia-okefenokee-swamp-mining-permit-trump-epa-navigable-waters-protection-rule-twin-pines/...
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Auckland drenched by New Zealand’s wettest month on record
The nation’s prime minister attributes the torrential rain and flooding to climate change. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/auckland-drenched-by-new-zealands-wettest-month-on-record/...
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