As Plastics Keep Piling Up, Can ‘Advanced’ Recycling Cut the Waste?
Bob Powell had spent more than a decade in the energy industry when he turned his attention to the problem of plastic waste. “I’m very passionate about the environment,” he…
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Deep in the Heart of Texas, an Uphill Fight for Clean Air for All
Harris County, Texas is the hub of America’s fossil fuel and petrochemical industries. Hundreds of refineries and chemical plants cluster in the county, which includes Houston, and they are responsible…
How an Early Oil Industry Study Became Key in Climate Lawsuits
Carroll Muffett began wondering in 2008 when the world’s biggest oil companies had first understood the science of climate change and their product’s role in causing it. A lawyer then…
How Climate Change Is Disrupting the Global Supply Chain
The impact of the Covid pandemic on the global supply chain has been widely reported. But extreme weather, from floods to wildfires, is increasingly hammering ports, highways, and factories worldwide,…
Why Methane Is a Large and Underestimated Threat to Climate Goals
A sudden surge in methane emissions is threatening to undermine international efforts to halt planetary warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. And scientists are warning that the task of holding back…