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Keeping Lights On, Swedish Decarbonization Efforts, and More

Julie Gage, Ciara Regan, and Elizabeth Wason

Feb. 18, 2022

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Changing Revenues in the Energy Transition, Health Effects of Reducing Emissions, and More

Julie Gage, Ciara Regan, and Elizabeth Wason

Feb. 4, 2022

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Subsidies for Electric Vehicles, Sea Level Rise in Museums, and More

Julie Gage, Ciara Regan, and Elizabeth Wason

Jan. 21, 2022

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Biden’s Green Procurement Executive Order, Smart Thermostats, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Dec. 17, 2021

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Greening Federal Procurement, Fracking in Pennsylvania, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Dec. 10, 2021

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New Offshore Wind Project, Germany’s Just Transition, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Dec. 3, 2021

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COP26 Concludes, Hydrogen in the Reconciliation Bill, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Nov. 19, 2021

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Contested Agreements at COP26, Plans for Civilian Climate Corps, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Nov. 12, 2021

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Commitments at COP26, Supreme Court Revisits EPA’s Authority, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Nov. 5, 2021

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Europe’s Energy Transition, New PFAS Rules, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Oct. 29, 2021

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Climate Policy amid COP26, Environmental Justice, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Oct. 22, 2021

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Global Energy Use Before COP26, Particulate Pollution, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Oct. 15, 2021

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Infrastructure Vote Delayed, Designing a Border Carbon Adjustment, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Oct. 8, 2021

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New Clean Electricity Performance Program, Methane Leaks, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Oct. 1, 2021

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Clean Electricity Performance Program Takes Shape, Financing Global Energy Projects, and More

Cole Martin, Isabela Valencia, and Elizabeth Wason

Sept. 24, 2021

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Congress Constructs the Build Back Better Act

Cole Martin and Elizabeth Wason

Sept. 17, 2021

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Reforming Fossil Fuel Subsidies, New Fuel Economy Standards, and More

Cole Martin and Elizabeth Wason

Sept. 10, 2021

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Biden’s Plan for Lead Pipes, Problems with Air Quality Monitoring, and More

Cole Martin and Elizabeth Wason

Sept. 3, 2021

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Hydrogen’s Climate Impacts, Reimagining the Social Cost of Carbon, and More

Cole Martin, Zack Blumberg, and Elizabeth Wason

Aug. 27, 2021

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Infrastructure Bill Confronts Wildfires, Modernizing Flood Insurance, and More

Cole Martin, Zack Blumberg, and Elizabeth Wason

Aug. 20, 2021

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Infrastructure Bill Passes Senate, Wildfire Smoke in National Parks, and More

Cole Martin, Zack Blumberg, and Elizabeth Wason

Aug. 13, 2021

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Examining the Biggest Environmental and Energy News of the Year So Far

Cole Martin, Zack Blumberg, and Elizabeth Wason

Aug. 6, 2021

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Carbon Pricing Beyond Borders, Designing Federal Building Standards, and More

Cole Martin, Zack Blumberg, and Elizabeth Wason

July 30, 2021

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Private Space Travel, Biden’s Environmental Justice Order, and More

Cole Martin, Zack Blumberg, and Elizabeth Wason

July 23, 2021