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View In: Inside Climate NewsThe newest flashpoint in a political battle between environmental groups and the plastics industry over “chemical” or “advanced” recycling has to do with the kinds of claims that can be made and still be truthful with American consumers. The Federal Trade Commission is weighing its first changes in 1...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsTwelve chemical plants in China and the United States emit a potent climate pollutant with collective emissions equal to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 31 million automobiles, according to a report published on Thursday by Global Efficiency Intelligence, an industrial decarbonization researc...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsEL PASO—For the first time, Texas voters have the chance to write climate action into a city charter. Activists from Sunrise El Paso and Ground Game Texas have written their own climate charter with aggressive renewable energy targets and collected enough signatures to have it placed before voters a...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsCHICAGO—Illinois has been a freight hub since its earliest beginnings, from waterways to rails to interstate highways, to modern intermodal transportation centers, and more recently, to an unprecedented proliferation of warehouses to satisfy the demands of online shoppers.  Increasingly, warehouses cro...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsEven as climate change spurs interest in low-carbon energy sources, high costs and stubborn construction delays are impeding global investment in nuclear power, an expert told Congress this month. Armond Cohen, executive director of the nonprofit Clean Air Task Force, told the House Subcommittee on Energy...

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View In: Inside Climate NewsGov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced $16 million in funds last week toward clean energy workforce development programs and boosting diversity in the industry.  The announcement builds on Illinois’ passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act i...