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In South Texas, opponents say planned natural gas export facility’s carbon capture promises are “greenwashing”

A company planning to build a massive liquefied natural gas export facility near Brownsville says carbon capture technology will reduce its pollution, but some locals say it’s a “Band-Aid on a bullet hole.”

The Texas Tribune

Dan Rodricks: An end to racism? Ben Jealous believes it will happen

Since his unsuccessful run for Maryland governor against Larry Hogan in 2018, Benjamin Todd Jealous, former president of the NAACP, has kept up the pace he established as a scholar, activist and entrepreneur before trying politics. He served as president of People for the American Way, has a professorship at…

Tribune News Service

Ex-Arizona governor’s illegal makeshift border wall is torn down – but at what cost?

As the wall of shipping crates built in a national forest by the former governor is removed, environmentalists take stock

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WVa governor's family coal firm agrees to reclaim mines

A coal company owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to reclaim three large surface mines in southwestern Virginia to settle a lawsuit with environmental groups

The Independent UK

Pause sought in wind farm ocean prep after 7th dead whale

Lawmakers at local, state and federal levels called Friday for a temporary pause in ocean floor preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York after another dead whale washed ashore in the region

The Independent UK

Environmental group sues New York for approving crypto mining facility

Lawsuit argues move to allow energy-intensive cryptocurrency miner to take over power plant violates state’s 2019 climate law

The Guardian - US

14,000-barrel oil spill in Kansas temporarily shuts down Keystone Pipeline

An estimated 14,000 barrels of crude oil spilled from the Keystone Pipeline into Mill Creek near the city of Washington, Kansas, on Wednesday night.

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Coal-fired plant imploded in New Jersey for battery array

A former coal-fired power plant in New Jersey was imploded Friday, and its owners announced plans for a new $1 billion venture on the site, where batteries will be deployed to store power from clean energy sources including wind and solar

The Independent UK

To reduce trash, some states charge the companies producing it

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville is growing, and so are its piles of trash.

Tribune News Service

Texas unions skeptical of wind jobs

With wind coming to the Gulf of Mexico, Texas unions demand stronger labor protections

Salon

Indigenous Leaders Fight to Keep Natural Gas Pipelines Off Sacred Lands

Carrizo Comecrudo members have beaten three proposed natural gas export terminals. But two projects remain, fueled by the war in Ukraine.

Texas Observer

Texas Indigenous leaders target banks in fight against natural gas export terminals in Rio Grande Valley

Since Congress lifted the U.S. oil export ban in 2015, three proposed LNG export facilities have fallen victim to the protest. But the war in Ukraine is an impetus for two remaining projects.

The Texas Tribune

Kentucky utilities aren’t retiring coal plants fast enough to meet climate goals

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How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities

Black community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say

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Fury over ‘forever chemicals’ as US states spread toxic sewage sludge

Regulators allow states to continue spreading sludge on crops even as PFAS-tainted substance has ruined livelihoods and poisoned water

Chicago Sun-Times

Indiana refinery to pay $2.75 million in air pollution case

BP, the giant oil company, agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by environmental groups that accused the Whiting refinery of repeatedly violating the U.S. Clean Air Act.

The Texas Tribune

Texas bans local, state government entities from doing business with firms that “boycott” fossil fuels

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar singled out financial firms under a 2021 state law that prohibits most state entities from contracting with companies that have reduced or cut investments in the oil and gas industry.

Salon

A Trump pal, lost in the swamp

Once the subject of glowing biz-mag profiles, bad-boy investor and Trump pal Tom Barrack may end up in prison

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The Independent UK

Some schools build affordable housing to retain teachers

A San Francisco Bay Area school district built subsidized housing for teachers and staff who could not afford market rent

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Idaho Power is pulling out of coal, with plan to exit 50-year-old Wyoming plant

As it proceeds toward a clean-energy future, Idaho Power plans to exit a nearly 50-year-old Wyoming coal plant sooner rather than later, in part by converting parts of the coal plant to natural gas.

Tribune News Service

Climate change is shifting state views on nuclear power

In many of the states with the nation’s most aggressive climate goals, officials are investing millions of dollars to save the power source that was long the No. 1 target of many environmental activists: nuclear plants.

The Independent UK

Biden pretends to storm out of meeting when Australian PM mentions NRA

Biden says Australia’s prime minister was a ‘brave man’ for going on a ‘full spectrum’ tour of Planned Parenthood and NRA

Salon

Climate groups put a number to inaction

"Every second the Senate delays action on bold climate investments, the cost of inaction only increases"

Salon

Manchin pushes GOP-friendly climate bill

Manchin's new push is "even weaker" than earlier compromise and could make climate change worse, advocates say

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Sierra Club asks Sacramento County to move homeless, citing tripling of American River fires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sierra Club's Sacramento chapter is asking city and county officials to move hundreds of homeless residents along the American River Parkway into shelters and safe ground spaces, citing an increase in wildfires it says are often tied to homeless camps.

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