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Highway foes emboldened as Buttigieg puts Houston project on pause
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Highway foes emboldened as Buttigieg puts Houston project on pause

After the U.S. Department of Transportation asked the Texas DOT to halt a highway expansion, freeway fighters nationwide are calling on Secretary Pete Buttigieg for similar aid. 
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Hurricane relief still has a racial equity problem
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Hurricane relief still has a racial equity problem

After a close call with Hurricane Laura, housing advocates in Gulf cities like Port Arthur say that federal disaster recovery funds continue to show profound racial disparities. 
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Houston's climate plan could make it a green model

Houston's climate plan could make it a green model

Houston’s infamous lack of zoning could become a climate-policy asset as the sprawling Texas metropolis attempts to steer a more sustainable course.
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Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech

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Petrochemical industry struggles with overcapacity, rising costs, and shaky green investments

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Plastic ban in Bangladesh struggles as eco-friendly bags face high costs

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

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Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

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Trump’s government cuts disrupt NOAA forecasts and data collection