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Category: Environmental Updates
These ‘green banks’ are getting billions to decarbonize disadvantaged communities
The Biden administration just distributed $20 billion in IRA funding to loan to individuals and communities…
As Amazon eliminates plastic packaging abroad, it’s using even more in the US
A new report finds Amazon has reduced plastic packaging the most in countries with stringent regulations.
How big-box stores and schools can help marginalized communities go solar
Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the…
Jane Goodall’s legacy of empathy, curiosity, and courage
As the iconic scientist and activist celebrates her 90th birthday, her message for younger generations is…
US experienced staggering growth in solar and wind power over the last decade
Nearly a quarter of the nation's grid now runs on renewables, bringing the country closer to…
North Carolina tried to rebuild affordable housing after a hurricane. It took half a decade.
Documents show how federal paperwork delayed the state’s recovery from Hurricane Florence and left low-income renters…
EWG sponsors bill to ban use in California of toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s disease
EWG sponsors bill to ban use in California of toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s disease rcoleman…
The EPA wanted to clean up steel mills. Then a group of Rust Belt senators got involved.
Steel towns will see some reductions in toxic pollution from new regulations — but not as…
Indigenous peoples’ climate labor benefits everyone. Should it be paid?
“I don’t think money is going to solve it. But I also feel like we do…