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99 percent of U.S. coal plants cost more to run than to replace with renewables, study determines
January 31, 2023“Coal is unequivocally more expensive than wind and solar resources, it’s just no longer cost-competitive with renewables."
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Fossil fuel interests spent millions to push climate denial, misinformation around COP27
January 20, 2023Climate denial, “delayism,” and pro-fossil fuels messages are making a “stark comeback” across social media platforms.
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Vicious storms keep pummeling California
January 10, 2023The heavy rain has set off widespread flooding that, in addition to the obvious dangers, can also carry industrial and toxic waste.
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Biden announces floating offshore wind projects, which could power five million homes
September 16, 2022Officials said the technology is developing and could soon establish the United States as a global leader in offshore wind.
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Solar projects transform abandoned coal mines in Virginia
March 9, 2022“This is helping us to reimagine how we produce energy. So we’re still able to say we’re keeping the lights on somewhere.”
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Boston mayor Michelle Wu divests city funds from fossil fuels
November 23, 2021The measure prohibits public investment in any financial instrument deriving more than 15% of its revenue from fossil fuels.
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Biden restores protections to three national monuments cut by Trump
October 13, 2021The decision to restore monuments will also protect the sites' stunning physical beauty and fossil record, as well as substantial Native American history.
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Devastating flooding in China leaves 25 dead as nearly a year of rain falls in 3 days
July 21, 2021More than two dozen people have been killed by catastrophic flash flooding in central China in recent days.
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