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Environmental groups said the rule revisions constitute “low hanging fruit” to lower emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, which would benefit both neighbors and the climate.

When the Hawthorne Park Landfill opened in 1977, it transformed everyday life for residents of Carverdale, a historically Black neighborhood in northwest Houston. Myra Jefferson has seen pests and roaches from the dump multiply over the decades and remembers yellow dust from the rot sticking to everything.

After Fighting Back a Landfill Expansion, Houston Residents Await EPA Consideration of Stricter Methane Regulations

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‘The Sky Isn’t Falling’: Providing Perspective on the Data Center Boom

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States are well-equipped to deal with data centers, and a new forecast shows what will drive growth in global electricity demand.

The rise of AI data centers has sparked panic about how to provide enough electricity to support new development without overheating the planet and saddling everyone with unaffordable utility costs.

‘The Sky Isn’t Falling’: Providing Perspective on the Data Center Boom

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China Could Reach Peak Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sooner Than Beijing Planned, New Report Suggests

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Falling emissions from the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter could mean a global turning point.

Planet-warming emissions from China, currently the world’s largest greenhouse gas polluter, have continued to flatline or fall as cleaner forms of energy outpace coal and gas generation, according to a new analysis published Wednesday.

China Could Reach Peak Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sooner Than Beijing Planned, New Report Suggests

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Citing National Security, Trump Has Abandoned Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens

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The administration ended a program that documented excessive levels of a carcinogen at industrial facilities across the country. Environmental groups who say the move leaves polluted communities behind have filed suit.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Haley Lewis dreamed about Charlie Powell last night.

Citing National Security, Trump Has Abandoned Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens

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