The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Biden Administration Restricts Lending for Overseas Fossil Fuel Projects
The US Department of Treasury’s new rules restrict oil and coal financing but leave the door open for gas projects
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Can Harvesting Rare Earth Elements Solve the Coal Ash Crisis?
Over 3 billion tons of coal ash occupy more than 1,400 sites across the US
Clean Energy Will Be Key to a Robust Climate and Public Health Plan
A years-long struggle to clean up the nation’s power grid remains unsettled
In Turkey, a Battle Over Coal Draws a Line in the Soot
Residents of Afsin-Elbistan fight against coal-fired power plants
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South New Jersey Rejects a Power Plant and a Pipeline
The decision to close the B.L. England Generating Station is a double win
Coal-Ravaged Indian Fishers Take to the Supreme Court
Their case is setting new precedents for corporate polluters
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What Happens After the Mines Close?
In eastern Kentucky, former coal mining towns are plotting how to reinvent themselves
Coal Casts a Shadow Over UN Climate Talks in Poland
Activists say coal lobby influence at the conference amounts to greenwashing
Germany Has a Major Dirty Coal, and Climate, Problem
A fight for climate justice over a tiny German forest brimming with biodiversity
