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Beyond Plastics urges Starbucks to ditch recyclability claims
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (218+ words) By Ellie Borst | 05/20/2026 04: 04 PM EDT The environmental group calls Starbucks" "widely recyclable" claims deceptive after it attached tracking devices to 53 cold-drink cups to reveal their end-of-life fates. A Starbucks store's sign is seen on Feb. 5 in Boston. Charles Krupa/AP…...
Can a climate champion survive in Trump country? Castor is betting on affordability.
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (185+ words) By Nico Portuondo | 05/20/2026 06: 43 AM EDT Florida Democratic Rep. Kathy Castor says she's confident she can stay in Congress despite redistricting meant to push her out. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.), then-chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, during…...
Defenders of Wildlife taps new government liaison
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (148+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 05/19/2026 03: 58 PM EDT Mike Leahy returns to the conservation group as its vice president for government relations. Mike Leahy is the vice president of government relations at Defenders of Wildlife Defenders of Wildlife Defenders of Wildlife announced a…...
Trump directives stymie wildfire funding for Western forests ahead of difficult season
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (130+ words) By Marc Heller | 05/19/2026 01: 20 PM EDT Mandates about DEI and climate change programs have stalled millions of dollars in grants, including for wildfire mitigation work. Volunteer crews clear brush around redwood trees before a prescribed burn at Wilder Ranch State Park…...
How a power megamerger could lower bills " and still rile affordability politics
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (846+ words) By Joel Kirkland | 05/19/2026 06: 49 AM EDT Virginia could be a major bump in the road for Next Era's proposed $67 billion merger with Dominion Energy. Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger, elected to office in November, ran on holding costs down for households seeing…...
Q&A: California electricity rate advocate Linda Serizawa
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (189+ words) By Noah Baustin | 05/19/2026 06: 43 AM EDT The director of a utility watchdog shares what the state can do about its sky-high energy prices. Linda Serizawa is the director of the Public Advocates Office. Courtesy of California Public Advocates Office California has…...
Here's why a new state law to constrain insurance rates won't work
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (217+ words) By Saqib Rahim | 05/19/2026 06: 15 AM EDT Oklahoma's insurance commissioner says the law doesn't address the reason for property insurance hikes: increasing property damage. Storms such as the tornado that hit Sulphur, Oklahoma, are the main reason for the state's insurance hikes....
Senior vacancies abound at BLM
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (201+ words) By Jennifer Yachnin | 05/18/2026 01: 34 PM EDT Only four of BLM's 12 state offices are currently led by permanent directors. Bureau of Land Management director nominee Steve Pearce during his confirmation hearing in February before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Senate Energy…...
States warm to balcony solar
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (237+ words) By Adam Aton, Jason Plautz | 05/18/2026 06: 10 AM EDT It's cheap and easy, and supporters see plug-in solar as a way to drive a bigger cultural shift around renewable energy. But obstacles remain. Plug-in solar, a tiny corner of the renewable energy…...
Democrats on collision course over EV fees in highway bill
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1240+ words) By Andres Picon | 05/18/2026 06: 38 AM EDT The House unveiled its transportation bill Sunday. House and Senate Democrats are set for an intraparty fight. Senate Finance ranking member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said he considered a proposed fee on electric cars and hybrids…...