Environment
Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
June 21, 2024The company intentionally trespassed when it repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe’s reservation.
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Efforts to protect ozone layer a ‘huge global success,’ scientists say
June 20, 2024An international team of scientists say efforts to protect the ozone layer have been a “huge global success,” with damaging atmospheric gases declining more quickly than expected.
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Biden administration tightens vehicle mileage standards to fight climate change
June 17, 2024The Biden administration tightens vehicle mileage standards in an effort to bolster EVs and fight climate change.
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Labor win at Georgia school bus factory shows a worker-led electric vehicle transition is possible
June 11, 2024The urgent demands of decarbonizing America’s economy can be accomplished by a revival, not a weakening, of worker power.
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World’s oceans face triple threat of oxygen loss, extreme heat, and acidification, according to study
June 6, 2024“Intense extreme events like these are likely to happen again in the future and will disrupt marine ecosystems and fisheries around the world.”
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