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Mar 26, 2019

Renewables cheaper than 75 percent of U.S. coal fleet, report finds

Nearly 75 percent of coal-fired power plants in the United States generate electricity that is more expensive than local wind and solar energy resources, according to a new report from Energy Innovation.

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Originals

The I-told-you-so heard ‘round the world

When I'm in the checkout line at the grocery, the tabloids invariably catch my eye for a split second.

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Climate

The audacious effort to reforest the planet: How trees can fight climate change

Trees suck Earth-warming carbon out of the atmosphere far more efficiently than any machine.

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Migrant workers harvest corn on Uesugi Farms in Gilroy, California. (Credit: USDA)

Originals

New country, same oppression: It’s time to bolster farmworkers’ rights

"Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can't get food stamps?"

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Originals

Why I'm dedicated to amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

I am impatient for change. The world's environmental and social problems are growing and spreading like wildfires.

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Youth Climate Strike in Santa Rosa, Calif., in March 2019. (Credit: Fabrice Florin/flickr)

Originals

Together, we make mud

The noted philosopher Rodney Dangerfield described his fictional marriage in a way that provides insight into the widening gulf in U.S. environmental politics: "She's a water sign. I'm an Earth sign. Together, we make mud."

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Originals

Agents of Change: Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

The face of science is changing.

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Justice

Beyond fracking: Oil-and-gas industry's toxic waste is radioactive

Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America.

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Toxics

Meet America's new superpolluters: Plastic plants

The Sunshine Project, a gargantuan petrochemical complex proposed in Louisiana, will be one of the nation's largest greenhouse gas emitters when it becomes fully operational in 2029. It's one of 88 plastics plants under construction or planned in the U.S. that together would produce emissions equivalent to 38 coal plants.

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Toxics

China says it will ban plastics that pollute its land and water

Though likely to be welcomed by many Chinese who worry about pollution, the measures could be a hard sell for a society used to convenience.

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Renewables cheaper than 75 percent of U.S. coal fleet, report finds

The I-told-you-so heard ‘round the world

The audacious effort to reforest the planet: How trees can fight climate change

New country, same oppression: It’s time to bolster farmworkers’ rights

Why I'm dedicated to amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

Together, we make mud

Agents of Change: Amplifying neglected voices in environmental health

Beyond fracking: Oil-and-gas industry's toxic waste is radioactive

Meet America's new superpolluters: Plastic plants

China says it will ban plastics that pollute its land and water

Weed and water woes in the legendary Emerald Triangle

Dried up streams and dying fish are putting the top cannabis-producing region in the country under the microscope

Whose job is it to reduce toxic mercury in the Ohio River?

The brain-harming metal is discharged directly into the river and carried to it on air currents. Some argue authorities are doing too little to stop both routes of pollution.

Good River: Our reporters want to hear your Ohio River stories and concerns

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Exposed: How willful blindness keeps BPA on shelves and contaminating our bodies

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

LISTEN: EHN's Pittsburgh reporter discusses air pollution from U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works

We mapped out the toxic wastewater discharges along the Ohio River. Here’s what we learned.

"The scary part is that most people who fish are not aware of these advisories although there are notices with fish and wildlife agencies"

Renewables cheaper than 75 percent of U.S. coal fleet, report finds

Dried up streams and dying fish are putting the top cannabis-producing region in the country under the microscope

The brain-harming metal is discharged directly into the river and carried to it on air currents. Some argue authorities are doing too little to stop both routes of pollution.

Text "OHIO" to 765-227-2602 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative.

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

"The scary part is that most people who fish are not aware of these advisories although there are notices with fish and wildlife agencies"

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