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North Dakota Environmental Quality to hold listening sessions on reducing pollution

North Dakota received a $3 million grant from the federal Environmental Protection Agency to support pollution-reduction efforts as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program authorized in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Cities stand to win big with the Inflation Reduction Act. How do they turn this opportunity into results?

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act last fall was like turning on full-blast spigots of money for city governments to help pay for climate and energy programs that they’ve long wanted and needed.

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Iowa rejects more federal money, this time for pollution reduction

Iowa is one of four state governments that missed a deadline last week to participate in the federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program.

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German CO2 cuts stall as coal, oil use cancel out renewable gains

In a pivot away from Russian gas, Germany cut energy consumption to its lowest level since the Berlin Wall fell - but increased coal burning.

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David F. Coursen: Inflation Reduction Act will boost EPA efforts to tackle the climate crisis

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 bill will, at long last, enable our nation to address the climate crisis more aggressively. Congress must pass it without delay.

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Climate change: Cold callers shock farmers with tree-plant plea

Farmers are being "cold called" by agents working for investors who want to buy farmland to plant trees that would offset their carbon footprint.

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Platte River Power Authority adopts plan for 90% carbon reduction

Platte River Power Authority is moving forward with a plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 90% of 2005 levels by 2030, which will mean shuttering the Rawhide Unit 1 coal plant north of Wellington and possibly building a new natural gas-powered plant.

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North Dakota Environmental Quality to hold listening sessions on reducing pollution

Cities stand to win big with the Inflation Reduction Act. How do they turn this opportunity into results?

Iowa rejects more federal money, this time for pollution reduction

German CO2 cuts stall as coal, oil use cancel out renewable gains

David F. Coursen: Inflation Reduction Act will boost EPA efforts to tackle the climate crisis

Climate change: Cold callers shock farmers with tree-plant plea

Platte River Power Authority adopts plan for 90% carbon reduction

Coal stockpiles strain US power sector as demand wanes

Bogotá faces water rationing

Wisconsin oil spill fuels doubts over Enbridge’s pipeline safety

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

Cyclone devastates Mayotte