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![Thick clouds emanate from a coal-burning power plant in Baishan, in the Jilin province of China. In an effort to boost its economy, China has recently started greenlighting coal projects that had been on hold.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/gettyimages-545620969-bec9ce72c270aa5057ed2080444dfe6a9c10a360-e1544049065289-900x422.jpg)
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Up Again. What Now, Climate?
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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The fortuitous dip in emissions of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, during the past three years is over, as economies turn up. The trend in the near future looks grim, say climate scientists.
![Solar Panels](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/solar-e1523542117530-900x422.jpg)
Environmental Group Teams Up With Coal Company To Support Ohio Solar Energy Farm
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Natural Resources Defense Council and Boich Companies, a coal investor, are calling on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to approve what would be the largest solar farm in Ohio. The… Read More
![A power plant near Katowice, Poland, the host city for a major global climate conference that began on Sunday. It is the most important climate meeting since the 2015 Paris climate agreement was signed.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ap_18330550847350-dda172b617fb9c2d3b0f6beebd80cc3cb27a8819-e1543858144352-900x422.jpg)
High Stakes As International Climate Conference Begins
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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The U.N. climate meeting underway in Poland is the most important climate conference since the 2015 Paris Agreement set emissions reduction goals for nearly every country on Earth.
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Fracking’s Next Boom? Petrochemical Plants Fuel Debate Over Jobs, Pollution
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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More than 100 people braved freezing temperatures to both listen and have their say in front of Ohio environmental officials at a recent hearing in Belmont County, Ohio. For the… Read More
![Volunteers search a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif. Government scientists predict wildfires like the one that struck this community will contribute to billions in loses for the U.S. economy.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ap_18329632941535-6d891cf555b5df265bc16c56d0606cf1784b78ae-e1543270632925-900x422.jpg)
What You Need To Know About The New U.S. Climate Assessment
By: Jennifer Ludden | Christopher Joyce | NPR
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The Trump administration released a major climate assessment on Black Friday, forecasting devastating economic affects for the U.S. Here are the key takeaways.
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Groups Say Smart Reclamation Of Mine Lands Could Be “Appalachia’s New Deal”
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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From solar farms in Virginia to a green energy subdivision in Kentucky, a new report by a group of regional advocacy organizations highlights 20 ready-made projects across the Ohio Valley that could… Read More
![A bumblebee outfitted with a unique tracking tag forages outdoors.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/crall1hr-f18b3f94d74d6e641cf28e58a3d4d546690c033d-e1541783767127-900x422.jpg)
Scientists Spy On Bees, See Harmful Effects Of Common Insecticide
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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Bees exposed to a type of insecticides called neonicotinoids dramatically changed their behavior — becoming sluggish, antisocial and spending less time caring for the colony’s young, researchers say.
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KY Coal Mine That Belonged To WV Governor Causes Damaging Floods Again
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The rain started around 10:30 p.m. By midnight, the creek in front of Elvis and Laura Thackers’ house had swelled to a mighty flood, uprooting trees, moving boulders and surging… Read More
![A gas flare at a natural gas processing facility near Williston, N.D. The Trump administration wants to ease regulations on methane emissions from energy production on public lands.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ap_17277638709785-ccdebd4fc3f3acab07aeb891fdd8d9351c2aaba2-e1537376629862-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Eases Regulation Of Methane Leaks On Public Lands
By: Jennifer Ludden | NPR
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The proposal to reduce limits on methane emissions from oil and gas operations on public land is the latest move to roll back Obama-era climate regulations.
![President Trump touted coal’s “comeback” at a WV rally.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Trump3-e1535148213158-900x422.jpg)
Trump Power: Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When President Trump wants to talk coal, he comes to West Virginia. So it was not surprising that the president visited Charleston just hours after his administration unveiled a long-awaited… Read More
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In Ohio Valley Visits, Trump Administration Pushes Policies Supporting Mining And Metals
By: Jeff Young | Becca Schimmel | Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In back-to-back events this week President Trump and his commerce secretary visited the Ohio Valley to tout administration policies aimed at propping up two of the region’s traditional but faltering… Read More
![The Trump administration's proposal would give states more authority to make their own plans for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ap_18225531605518-a55b87322657bccdb576c7a220351e47e01e77d2-e1534877362401-900x422.jpg)
Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions
By: Nathan Rott | NPR
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The administration is proposing to substantially weaken President Barack Obama’s signature rule on climate change. It would give states more power to regulate carbon emissions from coal plants.
![Jim Justice](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Coach-Justice-e1533844070174-900x422.jpg)
Rural Counties Under Stress From Justice Companies’ Unpaid Taxes In Several States
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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In October, 2016, NPR, Ohio Valley ReSource and its partners reported that West Virginia billionaire coal baron Jim Justice, who was running for governor as a Democrat, owned companies that owed… Read More
![A new report finds that 2017 was one of the hottest years ever recorded. Here, a man dives into the sea in Istanbul in July 2017 during a heat wave that caused record temperatures in much of Turkey.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/gettyimages-805721036-bc25838163daf3c068fec1f96f39f821b408dc5a-e1533158937603-900x422.jpg)
2017 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record
By: Laurel Wamsley | NPR
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Greenhouse gas concentrations reached a record high. Global sea level was the highest on record, too. NOAA’s State of the Climate report points to the urgency of addressing climate change.
![Waste engineer Jenna Jambeck of the University of Georgia surveys plastic waste in a southeast Asian village, where it will be recycled to make raw material for more plastic products. Jambeck advises Asian governments on how to keep plastic trash out of waterways.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img-20180628-wa0001-0852e1fef38757312b401be61cf6b69a5db0d4ea-900x422.jpeg)
We’re Overrun With Plastic Trash. An Environmental Engineer Seeks A Solution
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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The engineer views a landfill as a living ecosystem, and the plastic that clogs it as a serious threat that crowds out life and never goes away. Can we eliminate the waste before it smothers us?
![Slivers of snow still hide in coulees near Schofield Pass. A low winter snowpack and high spring temperatures melted most of winter's snow earlier than normal in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gothic-3_custom-790699068b648628c5765c1ef6166018a47d1093-e1532365519763-900x422.jpg)
Spring Is Springing Sooner, Throwing Nature’s Rhythms Out Of Whack
By: Nathan Rott | NPR
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A warming climate is knocking nature’s rhythms out of sync. High in the Rocky Mountains, scientists have been tracking the impact for decades.
![An X-ray image of an Appalachian coal miner with black lung lesions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Forehand-Lung-with-opacities-outlined-1-e1531342312952-900x422.jpg)
Federal Prosecutor Charges Coal Company With Faking Dust Samples Amid Black Lung Surge
By: Jeff Young | Beccca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Attorney for Kentucky’s Western District unsealed eight fraud indictments Wednesday against employees of the bankrupt Armstrong Energy coal company for falsifying dust monitoring samples in two Kentucky mines…. Read More
![People walk by a Starbucks store in Chicago on May 29. Starbucks announced that it plans to remove plastic straws from its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gettyimages-9636189881-2f5ba7c1d0feca1782ec4ff23525e6c071ee02b0-e1531153637226-900x422.jpg)
Starbucks: Goodbye, Plastic Straws
By: Jennifer Liberto | NPR
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Starbucks announced on Monday that it plans to get rid of plastic straws in its 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020. Instead, the company said it plans to use recyclable plastic lids that allow sipping.
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Ohio To Spend Volkswagen Settlement Funds On Clean Vehicles
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio will spend the millions it receives from a national settlement over Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scandal on technology aimed at reducing air pollution. The state will… Read More
![An increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide would lead to a decrease in the nutritional content of many foods, such as rice, seen here growing in Malaysia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gettyimages-521783196-1-b8354d41ee98f28095e08f9df9d876e0c84fd905-e1530647243111-900x422.jpg)
How More Carbon Dioxide In The Air Could Lead To More Human Disease
By: Paul Chisholm | NPR
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Nutrients in crops fall as carbon dioxide rises. People who don’t get enough of the right nutrients are more likely to get sick. Researcher have now estimated the effects.
![Piles of coal](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Coal-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia Coal Waste Plant In Struggle To Stay Open
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A coal waste plant at risk of shutting down in West Virginia is hoping to stay open through state proceedings. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Grant… Read More
![A windfarm](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/AP_424715189471-e1512993676206-900x422.png)
Advocates Trying To Scratch Opt Out Provision From Renewable Energy, Efficiency Bill
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A bill that would overhaul the way Ohio mandates the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency is likely to get a vote in the Senate this week. The bill… Read More
![A gas flare is seen at a natural gas processing facility near Williston, N.D. in 2015. A new study says the amount of methane leaking is more than government estimates.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ap_17277638709785-3ad1200adba75102f91482c5f23eff71503f1a61-e1529768191156-900x422.jpg)
Large Methane Leaks Threaten Perception Of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
By: Leigh Paterson | NPR
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A new study finds that oil and gas operations are leaking 60 percent more methane than previously reported by the federal government.
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Previously Blocked Federal Study Raises Alarm About Chemicals Like C8
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Trump administration today released a politically charged study on the health impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals, including the compound known as C8, which has been detected in some… Read More
![In Kiribati, an island republic in the Central Pacific, large parts of the village Eita (above) have succumbed to flooding from the sea.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/gettyimages-495746004-1-b3b1608c1ff3c36ca6f3155c297dcc85bcc378fe-e1529509271935-900x422.jpg)
The Refugees That The World Barely Pays Attention To
By: Tim McDonnell | NPR
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They’re known as ‘climate refugees.’ But there’s not even an international definition for them, let alone recognition or protection.
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