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People
5 reasons to be hopeful: Big wins for the environment in 2023
From climate court battles to cutting methane, here are five big environmental wins in 2023 to give you hope.
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Climate change
December 15, 2023 Was COP28 a success? 3 important climate wins you may not have heard about
Three wins that came out of COP28, the U.N. Climate Conference, that you may have missed.
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Deep dive
December 8, 2023 Removing lead from gasoline and paint were major health victories — now we...
Getting lead out of gasoline was a major public health victory. Yet half of American children under 6 tested between 2018 and 2020 still...
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Climate change
December 7, 2023 New York City moves closer to nation’s first congestion pricing plan to reduce...
Get out of your car, get into my dreams. New York City's congestion pricing plan promises better transit, less gridlock and cleaner air.
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Climate change
December 2, 2023 Sweeping new US rules to cut climate-warming methane pollution
New regulations by the EPA to curb methane emissions were announced at COP28.
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Climate change
December 2, 2023 Methane takes center stage at COP28
New commitments by nations and the global oil and gas industry to slash methane pollution signify momentous progress to curb significant...
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Explainer
November 30, 2023 COP28: It’s far from perfect. But it’s the best we’ve got
As COP28 gets underway in Dubai, amid some controversy, we take a step back and find that even an imperfect global climate conference is...
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Climate change
November 20, 2023 All eyes on Dubai as global climate conference begins
As the United Nations climate change conference, COP28, approaches, Environmental Defense Fund's Amanda Leland lays out her three point plan...
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Climate change
November 13, 2023 Online ordering has led to a surge in new warehouses — their trucks are...
The Little Village neighborhood on the southwest side of Chicago is overrun with warehouses and air pollution from large trucks. These...