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Sustainability
Why Trump’s looser emission standards are mixed blessing for automakers
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Scott Tong
Aug 2, 2018
13 states are challenging the proposal.
Strong demand for wood pulp driving diaper, paper towel prices higher
by
Jed Kim
Jul 31, 2018
Your shopping bill could be getting noticeably higher. Procter & Gamble today announced it’s planning to raise prices on a lot of its products, including Bounty paper towels and Puffs tissues. One reason for those increases? P&G is having to pay a lot for wood pulp, which is basically what paper towels, diapers and toilet […]
Here’s how the EPA might be different under Andrew Wheeler
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Scott Tong
Jul 30, 2018
The acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency appears to be approaching his job differently than his predecessor, Scott Pruitt, at least in the early going. Andrew Wheeler is likely to still advance President Donald Trump’s push to dispense of industry regulations, but observers say he’s doing it in a more careful way compared to […]
The EPA says TCE causes cancer, so why hasn't it been banned?
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Scott Tong
Jul 26, 2018
With the chemical industry challenging the cancer link, the agency has held off on action.
Trump looks to add economic considerations into rules protecting threatened species
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Renata Sago
Jul 20, 2018
This week, the U.S. Department of Interior released proposed rule changes for the Endangered Species Act. It’s the 45-year-old act credited with reviving populations of bald eagles, gray wolves, lynxes and roughly 1,600 plants and animals at risk of extinction. Right now, the process used to protect species under the act requires only a scientific […]
Aiming for investments of $1 trillion
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Jed Kim
Jul 5, 2018
Moving the United States away from carbon-emitting energy sources is getting a push from a clean-energy advocacy group setting a goal to secure $1 trillion in new investments into renewable energy by 2030. How big a lift would that be? Click the above audio player to hear the full story.
When it comes to chicken-processing plants, some communities see jobs where others see environmental concerns
Jun 14, 2018
A suburban community in Kansas turns away from the prospect of a chicken processing plant, while a rural town sees the possibility it would bring new jobs.
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Oil execs in meetings with pope
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Reema Khrais
Jun 8, 2018
Pope Francis has called the world’s leading oil execs to the Vatican. Meetings are today and tomorrow, and will include leaders from companies like BP and ExxonMobil. They’re gathering to talk about how their businesses can tackle climate change. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Trump, Perry propose a lifeline for coal and nuclear sectors that critics say is unnecessary and would be harmful
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Scott Tong
Jun 5, 2018
The latest directive would allow the Energy Department to use a complex wartime law in the interest of national security.
West Virginia effort to aid Puerto Rico is caught in Trump’s solar tariffs
by
Glynis Board
Jun 1, 2018
With 2018's hurricane season starting, some families are still recovering from last year's storms.