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Science joins impeachment on Capitol Hill today

by Amy Scott
Nov 13, 2019
A proposed rule would limit how scientific research can be used to set policy.
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How much is the federal government spending on climate change?

by Erika Beras
Sep 2, 2019
Only a fraction of what is being spent on efforts to recover from climate-related disasters.
A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Fact-checking the EPA's claim that oil & gas companies have an incentive to catch leaking methane

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 30, 2019
EPA justifies its rollback of methane emission regulations for the oil and gas industry.
The Hess Gas Plant in Tioga, North Dakota, as seen in 2013.
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Environmental groups prepare for fight over methane proposal

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 30, 2019
A Trump administration proposal to roll back Obama-era rules to limit methane emissions is likely to face multiple legal challenges.
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Will consumers pay more for reusable packaging to save the planet?

by Miles Bryan
Aug 28, 2019
A New Jersey-based company is offering brands like Tide, Gillette and Dove in reusable containers.
A Loop order is filled at the company's Trenton, New Jersey, warehouse.
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Automakers follow California's emissions rules to help reach Obama-era reduction targets

by Scott Tong
Aug 22, 2019
Automakers are deciding whether to choose stricter emissions standards set by California, or a regulatory "freeze" proposed by the Trump administration.
Morning commuters travel the 210 freeway between Los Angeles and cities to the east near Pasadena, California.
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Bill to regulate "Teflon" chemicals in water continues through Congress

by Scott Tong
Jul 5, 2019
A bill to regulate so-called "Teflon" chemicals found in nonstick pans and waterproof clothing is moving quickly through Congress.
"Teflon" chemicals can be found in waterproof shoes, rain jackets and cookware.
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Amid concerns over health, dry cleaners look to "wet" alternative

by Eilís O'Neill
Jun 7, 2019
In Seattle, grants have been offered to dry cleaning companies who will trade a potentially dangerous chemical for safer alternatives.
Hyen Sook Kang and Tae Park have owned Sun Dry Cleaners since 1985.
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Limit eased on summer ethanol sales

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 31, 2019
Farmers love it. Environmentalists and gasoline refiners? Not so much.
A field of corn sits next to an ethanol plant in Palestine, Illinois.
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Critics say EPA moving too slowly on regulating chemicals found in Teflon

by Scott Tong
Feb 15, 2019
There’s a family of chemicals inside our bodies that’s linked to birth defects, immune system problems and, possibly, cancer. The chemicals — known by the acronym P.F.A.S. — are contained in Teflon, which is found in everything from microwave popcorn…
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