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Chelsea Harvey, E&E News reporter
Drought brings a host of concerns for Western states, from worsening wildfires to water shortages to reduced snowpack. Now, scientists have identified yet another, less obvious reason to worry: spikes in carbon emissions from the energy sector.
People living in "Cancer Alley" in Louisiana are battling plans for a massive new petrochemical plant, smack-dab in the middle of a community where Black residents are struggling to protect their health amid the pandemic as well as their connection to enslaved ancestors believed to be buried on the site.
By Pamela King in Greenwire
If Joe Biden wins the White House next week, he could take action to phase out gasoline-powered cars across the country, observers say.
By Maxine Joselow in Climatewire
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People living in "Cancer Alley" in Louisiana are battling plans for a massive new petrochemical plant, smack-dab in the middle of a community where Black residents are struggling to protect their health amid the pandemic as well as their connection to enslaved ancestors believed to be buried on the site.
By Pamela King in Greenwire
If Joe Biden wins the White House next week, he could take action to phase out gasoline-powered cars across the country, observers say.
By Maxine Joselow in Climatewire