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West Virginia Bets Big on Plastics, and on Backing of Trump Administration
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The state’s leaders want a federal loan guarantee to build a giant chemical storage plant that could cost as much as $10 billion.
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Drought Pushes South Africa To Water, Energy, and Food Reckoning
Cities run dry and harvests retreat in an already reeling nation.
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2015 Biggest Trends: Water Scarcity Rises to Top Global Concern
After a year of deep droughts, worsening pollution, rising sea…
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Great Lakes Water Quality Remains in Spotlight in 2015
Safe drinking water tops list of concerns.
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Great Lakes Oil Pipeline Not ‘Vital’, Report Finds
Twin oil pipelines running below the Straits of Mackinac are…
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South African Power Plants Roiled By Water Scarcity and Global Pivot Away From Carbon
Bankruptcies, project shutdowns, regulation, and emission limits…
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Analysis: India Seen As Vital Player at Paris Climate Conference
Opportunity to shift from coal to cleaner energy is real and needed.
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China’s Early Pivot Away From Carbon
World’s largest coal consumer's big challenge to lower climate-changing…
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U.S. Not Prepared for Tar Sands Oil Spills, National Study Finds
Report urges new regulations, research, and technology to respond…
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In Oakland, Still A City With Thorns, A New Garden Emerges (Part II)
Quality of life and economy thrive with greater care for water,…
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In Oakland, Still A City With Thorns, A New Garden Emerges (Part I)
Quality of life and economy thrives with greater care for water,…
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Slowly, With Earth Pushing Hard, A Confederacy Of Concern Develops
Circle of Blue Senior Editor Keith Schneider discusses how new energy-efficient, water-conserving, land-protecting operating principles are slowly becoming priorities around the world.