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Earth Day In The Philippines Overshadowed By Toxic Smoke From A Burning Dumpsite

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Earth Day is supposed to be a moment to take stock of environmental progress. To celebrate the wins and track  the distance still to go. This year in the Philippines, that reckoning has taken on a far more literal shape. As official Earth Day activities unfold across the country, a … [continued]

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Landfill Panic vs System Reality: What Wind & Solar Actually Displace

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Claims about wind turbines and solar panels filling landfills are circulating again, often framed as a rediscovered flaw in clean energy that somehow offsets its benefits. The argument is familiar. Wind turbine blades are large, solar panels contain glass and metals, and at the end of their lives these materials … [continued]

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The Long US Goodbye to New Gas Connections and the Legal Tools States Are Using to Get There

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Gas bans in new buildings moved from obscure municipal policy to national legal conflict in a remarkably short period of time. For most of the past decade, city ordinances limiting or prohibiting new natural gas hookups were treated as a local matter tied to building codes, air quality, and long … [continued]

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