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13 Refineries Emit Dangerous Benzene Emissions That Exceed the EPA’s ‘Action Level,’ a Study Finds

In Houston and Corpus Christi, the impacted communities are predominantly Black and Latino. Scientists say the dangers of benzene, a carcinogen, are not well understood.

As Harsh Financial Realities Emerge, St. Croix’s Limetree Bay Refinery Could Be Facing Bankruptcy

The recently reopened Caribbean oil refinery hasn’t made loan payments in over a year, investors are backing out and residents are envisioning an economy without it.

Q&A: With Climate Change-Fueled Hurricanes and Wildfire on the Horizon, a Trauma Expert Offers Ways to Protect Your Mental Health

Surviving repeated natural disasters can leave people depressed, anxious and at risk of post-traumatic stress. It helps to be prepared.

The Acceleration of an Antarctic Glacier Shows How Global Warming Can Rapidly Break Up Polar Ice and Raise Sea Level

New Report: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss Must Be Tackled Together, Not Separately

Inside Clean Energy: Solar Panel Prices Are Rising, but Don’t Panic.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Food Production are Far Greater Than Previous Estimates Suggest

The Fifth Crime: The Campaign to Make “Ecocide” an International Crime

A soy plantation in the Amazon rainforest near Santarém in the state of Pará, Brazil, on May 13, 2006. Credit: Ricardo Beliel/Brazil Photos/LightRocket via Getty Images

Sowing Risk: How Big Banks’ Investment in Agriculture Fuels the Climate Crisis.

Holger Kenda, on the far right, on his last day working in the mines, Dec. 21, 2018. It was a media event, with the ceremonial extraction of the last piece of hard coal from an underground mine in Germany. The end of subsidies for mining hard coal meant t

Power Switch: Lessons From Germany’s Energy Revolution

Hot Molecules: Low Hanging Super Greenhouse Gases

Warning signs are posted at the French Limited Superfund site. Credit: Spike Johnson

Superfund Super Threats: Toxic Sites at Climate Risk Near You

Anti-Scientists: A Contrarian Minority’s Suspect Work

California's deadliest wildfire on record swept through the down of Paradise in November. Credit: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

American Climate: The Future is Already Here

Fumes in South Portland: The Oil Storage Tanks Next Door

Dangers Without Borders: Is the Military Ready for Warming?

Harvesting Peril: Extreme Weather on the American Farm

Finding Middle Ground: Climate Conversations Across America

Choke Hold: How the Fossil Fuel Industry Guards Its Interests

Exxon: The Road Not Taken (aka #ExxonKnew)

Meltdown: Terror at the Top of the World

Big Oil, Bad Air: Fracking the Texas Prairie

Clean Break: Germany’s Energy Transformation

Dilbit Disaster: The Biggest Oil Spill You’ve Never Heard Of

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Science

How Capturing Floodwaters Can Reduce Flooding and Combat Drought

Climate change will exacerbate swings between droughts and floods in California and intensify competition for water. Can the state divert northern floodwaters to the thirsty south?

By Liza Gross

Warming Trends: Bugs Get Counted, Meteorologists on Call and Boats That Gather Data in the Hurricane’s Eye

California’s Almond Trees Rely on Honey Bees and Wild Pollinators, but a Lack of Good Habitat is Making Their Job Harder

Chardonnay grapevines in the Russian River Valley flood on March 12, 2018, near Sebastopol, California. Credit: George Rose/Getty Images

Politics & Policy

In Two Opposite Decisions on Alaska Oil Drilling, Biden Walks a Difficult Path in Search of Bipartisanship

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, supports oil and gas development and also recognizes the impacts of climate change. Her vote could be crucial in enacting historic climate policy.

By Marianne Lavelle

In the Sunbelt, Young Climate Activists Push Cities to Cut Emissions, Whether Their Mayors Listen or Not

With Trump Gone, Old Fault Lines in the Climate Movement Reopen, Complicating Biden’s Path Forward

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Credit: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Justice

Thousands Came to Minnesota to Protest New Construction on the Line 3 Pipeline. Hundreds Left in Handcuffs but More Vowed to Fight on.

Protesters say the pipeline bringing tar sands oil from Canada into the U.S. threatens hundreds of miles of pristine wetlands, violates tribal sovereignty and warms the global climate.

By Kristoffer Tigue, Phil McKenna, Sam Palca

Dawn Goodwin and 300 Environmental Groups Consider the new Line 3 Pipeline a Danger to All Forms of Life

With the World Focused on Reducing Methane Emissions, Even Texas Signals a Crackdown on ‘Flaring’

Demonstrators are detained at an Enbridge Inc. Line 3 pump station during a 'Treaty People Gathering' protest in Hubbard County, Minnesota, on Monday, June 7, 2021. Credit: Nicole Neri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Fossil Fuels

Wealthy Nations Continue to Finance Natural Gas for Developing Countries, Putting Climate Goals at Risk

Advocates are calling for an end to natural gas development, but some poor nations say doing so would unfairly penalize them and stifle economic growth.

By Nicholas Kusnetz

An Explosion in Texas Shows the Hidden Dangers of Tanks Holding Heavy Fuels

As Illinois Strains to Pass a Major Clean Energy Law, a Big Coal Plant Stands in the Way

A villager walks past a column of fire from a natural gas flare station on March 8, 2001 near Akaraolu, Nigeria. Credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Clean Energy

Inside Clean Energy: Yes, We Can Electrify Almost Everything. Here’s What That Looks Like.

National lab wraps up groundbreaking project on electrifying the economy.

By Dan Gearino

Inside Clean Energy: What’s Cool, What We Suspect and What We Don’t Yet Know about Ford’s Electric F-150

Can Biden’s Plan to Boost Offshore Wind Spread West?

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13 Refineries Emit Dangerous Benzene Emissions That Exceed the EPA’s ‘Action Level,’ a Study Finds

In Houston and Corpus Christi, the impacted communities are predominantly Black and Latino. Scientists say the dangers of benzene, a carcinogen, are not well understood.

By Aman Azhar