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The Ghost in Your Phone

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The Mountain Valley Pipeline would stretch 303 miles, from West Virginia to North Carolina. This 2018 file photo shows a section of downed trees on a ridge near homes along the pipeline's route in Lindside, W.Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Wealthy countries and investors are planning to give Vietnam billions of dollars to help it transition from coal to renewable energy. But the climate deal has come under fire because of Vietnam's record on human rights. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Lyle Jack stands in front of an electrical substation on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, where he's hoping to connect a wind farm to the power grid. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption

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The Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Colorado River states announce breakthrough water sharing deal

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Deemmeris Debra'e Burns shows the spot on a rural road in Satartia, Miss., where he lost consciousness when a carbon dioxide pipeline ruptured, an experience he thinks is a warning for America. Julia Simon/NPR hide caption

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The U.S. is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story

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The EU plans to tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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How a European law might get companies around the world to cut climate pollution

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Newly installed solar panels face the sky at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind last month near Prenzlau, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption

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China dominates the solar power industry. The EU wants to change that

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Corn is planted with a view of wind turbines on April 2, in Lake Benton, Minn. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption

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President Biden at the United Nations' annual climate negotiations in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021. The U.S. and other countries pledged that year to stop funding overseas fossil-fuel projects that freely emit greenhouse gas pollution. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years. Julia Simon/NPR hide caption

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An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants

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In the transition to a zero-carbon world, what will the future of energy storage look like? MF3d hide caption

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Tesla cars sit on a lot in Chicago on March 28, 2022. A $7,500 tax credit for purchasers of new electric vehicles is changing again after the U.S. unveiled new guidelines that will impact the list of car models that qualify. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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A driver charges his electric vehicle at a charging station in Monterey Park, California. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The EPA Wants Millions More EVs On The Road. Should You Buy One?

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A person prepares to pump gas at a BP gas station in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 19, 2022. Americans could save between $580 billion and $1.1 trillion on gasoline under the EPA's proposed auto emission regulations, according to the agency. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Traffic moves along Interstate 80 in Berkeley, Calif., on Feb. 16, 2022. The Biden administration proposed new tough emission rules so tough it would force auto makers to boost sales of electric cars to meet the requirements. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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The big reason why the U.S. is seeking the toughest-ever rules for vehicle emissions

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The sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, began expanding again on April 2, after more than 15 years of being dormant. Since then new structures and tanks have fallen into the crater. Bluebonnet News hide caption

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Texas residents wait and watch as a sinkhole in their town grows

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To avoid some of the worst impacts of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions need to be eliminated or offset by midcentury, according to the United Nations. To get there, activist investors say banks and insurance companies need to account for the emissions they contribute to by underwriting and investing in fossil fuel infrastructure like this natural gas plant in California. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption

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Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change

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