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Oct 03

State with heavy greenhouse gas emissions moves to join climate initiative

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf took a step toward capping greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Thursday, part of an effort to fight climate change in a heavily populated and fossil fuel-rich state that has long been one of the nation's…

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Sep 20

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Why transitioning to only renewable energy will be difficult for the U.S.

After millions of protesters marched around the globe to demand action on climate change, we more closely examine what policies they are proposing. Miles O’Brien joins William Brangham to discuss current sources of U.S. energy and what it would take…

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Sep 11

House approves ban on oil drilling off Atlantic, Pacific coasts

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Lawmakers approved the Atlantic and Pacific measure 238-189, while a bill to block drilling in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida was approved 248-180. The bills head to the Republican-controlled Senate, where action is unlikely.

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Aug 29

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As Trump looks to roll back methane regulation, oil and gas industry feels divided

In an effort to boost production of oil and natural gas, the Trump administration is planning to relax rules regarding the release of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas. William Brangham reports and talks to The Wall Street Journal’s Timothy…

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Jun 24

2020 hopeful Inslee proposes ending government partnership with fossil fuels

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Jay Inslee wants to end tax breaks for oil companies and ban all drilling and extraction on federal lands and in federal waters.

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Jun 19

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Despite Trump’s more lenient emissions rules, coal industry faces uphill battle

President Trump is keeping a signature pledge to roll back environmental regulations as part of his goal of boosting the coal industry. His new Affordable Clean Energy rule favors incremental improvements and grants discretion to individual states to determine whether…

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May 06

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Humans pushing 1 million species to brink of extinction, says UN report

A new UN report reveals the extent to which mankind is changing life on Earth. Written by an international panel of experts, it concludes that nearly a quarter of animal and plant groups are at risk of extinction, some within…

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Dec 05

Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent ‘yellow vest’ demonstrations

By Sylvie Corbet, Samuel Petrequin, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Protesters celebrated the victory, but some said Macron's surrender came too late and is no longer enough to quell the mounting anger at their president, whom they consider out-of-touch with the problems of ordinary people.

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Jun 09

Pope to oil execs: Clean energy is an ‘epochal’ challenge

By Associated Press

Pope Francis told world oil executives Saturday that the transition to less-polluting energy sources “is a challenge of epochal proportions,” and warned that satisfying the globe’s energy needs “must not destroy civilization.”…

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Nov 21

Will U.S. support for nuclear and coal at the Bonn climate talks encourage others to keep polluting?

By David Biello

The U.S. delegation's fondness for coal and nuclear may provide abundant cover to other nations to continue polluting. That means we're going to need technology now more than ever.

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