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EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late
Will utilities clean up toxic waste at power plants, or run out an election-year clock? Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/epa-closes-coal-ash-loophole/...
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Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people. Earlier this month, the world officially…
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The world agreed to create a climate reparations fund. Now comes the hard part.
A 26-member board is finally beginning work on the UN’s new loss and damage fund. Quelle: https://grist.org/international/loss-and-damage-board-meeting-climate-reparations-fund/...
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US military bases teem with PFAS. There’s still no firm plan to clean them up.
Excessive levels of PFAS have been detected at 80 percent of active and decommissioned military bases Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/us-military-bases-teem-with-pfas-theres-still-no-firm-plan-to-clean-them-up/...
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A decade later, Flint’s water crisis continues
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a…
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A highway in Indiana could one day charge your EV while you’re driving it
Construction of the pilot project on U.S. Highway 52 began this month. State officials hope it can help quell range…
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A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization
Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water…
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