Nebraska sues neighboring Colorado over how much water it’s drawing from the South Platte River
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When the Swedish town of Kallinge discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of PFAS, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children's future
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Bergen in Norway has been building one of the world's most advanced trash systems – using vacuum tubes to whisk waste away
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Citing illegal pollution US racial justice nonprofit NAACP calls for emergency shutdown of Elon Musk's supercomputer in Memphis
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Sweden's recycling centres overflowing with clothes after EU-wide ban on throwing away textiles – municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility
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The crypto racket - public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution
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Huge power cut causes chaos in Spain and Portugal as Madrid mayor warns people to stay put
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Norway's capital is known for its green policies and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Why does the city still struggle with air pollution?
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Gothenburg fined for missing an environmental target – was one of the first local governments in the world to take out a "sustainability linked loan"
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Wyoming pays $150,000 to settle lawsuit over botched prosecution of hemp farmers
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Five of six Greenlandic political parties support reconsidering fossil fuel ban, with only Inuit Ataqatigiit maintaining strong opposition
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For decades, the Swiss city of Basel has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe
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The Japanese mayor who built a floodgate no one wanted — and saved his town from a massive tsunami after his death
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Some residents say they were in the dark as Los Angeles fires spread with no evacuation order
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Eighteen months after Maui wildfires destroyed over 2,000 homes, only three have been rebuilt
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California fire facts
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In 2023 the Danish city of Aarhus launched a three-year trial project to curb the number of disposable coffee cups – more than 700,000 were returned last year
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Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction – drop in decibels is welcome side-effect of goal to keep city-managed construction projects free from toxic emissions
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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In a first, Arizona’s attorney general sues an industrial farm over its water use
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Costs from hurricane Helene more than $53 billion in North Carolina. Currently available funding is significantly less than that.
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Oregon, USA introduces new statewide recycling rules to combat plastic waste
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More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
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Geothermal power in the North Bay
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Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida with 155 MPH winds
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‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
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How cities run dry
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Texas is close to adopting new oil and gas waste rules, first in decades
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US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania
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US Supreme Court rejects states agreement over Rio grande water distribution
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Indigenous nations approve historic water rights agreement with state of Arizona. It now goes to US Congress.
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Maui wildfire report: Officials declined extra help before a deadly inferno engulfed Lahaina, killing more than 100 people
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California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water
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Networked geothermal is catching on in Minnesota
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Arizona governor signs bill approving human composting burials
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Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat
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California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Donald Trump 2.0
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San Francisco city leaders look to bring back emergency sirens by end of 2024
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Connecticut, USA wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil-fuel projects
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California, USA must triple its rate of carbon emissions reductions to reach 2030 target, report says
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Denmark's second-largest city is trialling a first-of-its-kind deposit scheme to tackle single-use coffee cups
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One of the world’s biggest cities may be just months away from running out of water
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A landslide of contaminated soil threatens environmental disaster in Denmark. Who pays to stop it?
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Why a 100-year supply? How Arizona got its famous, yet arbitrarily numbered groundwater rule.
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NYC budget cuts will close some composting programs
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Solar power to the people: California program brings clean energy to Oakland
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New York residents say a hazardous waste incinerator’s emissions violate their new constitutional right to a “healthful environment.”
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Curbside trash is a problem in NYC. Officials have a not-so-novel fix: plastic bins
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The remote Danish island of Bornholm has pledged to eliminate trash by 2032. How will it get there?
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