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Trump is wiping out all climate regulation. Big Oil may regret it.

For decades, oil majors fought climate regulation. Now, they’re afraid Trump’s extreme rollbacks could leave them on the hook to pay for what they’ve…

Feb 10 • Julia Kane and Josh Voorhees

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Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team

Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.

Published on Climate-Colored Goggles • Feb 4

Actually, I do know how to do this

In retrospect, paying attention to polluters may be one of the best ways to understand what’s currently happening in the United States.

Feb 3 • Emily Atkin

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January 2026

I don't know how to do this

But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.

Jan 26 • Emily Atkin

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Air pollution denial is now EPA policy

Dirty air may kill people, but Trump's EPA won't count the bodies.

Jan 13 • Emily Atkin

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RFK Jr. forgot what makes us healthy

Healthy food is not healthy if it destroys the environment that produces it.

Jan 9 • Emily Atkin

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It's time to embrace climate conspiracy

Trump’s Venezuela oil play exposes what climate reporting has documented for decades—if we’re willing to say it out loud.

Jan 7 • Emily Atkin

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December 2025

Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy

The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.

Dec 18, 2025 • Emily Sanders

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The anti-Teflon chef

Andrew Zimmern talks about why he supported California’s proposed PTFE phase-out—and what he thinks of the celebrity chefs who opposed it.

Dec 11, 2025 • Emily Atkin

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Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?

The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.

Dec 10, 2025 • Emily Atkin and Miranda Green

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Al Gore's case for optimism

Gore talks to HEATED about COP30, the Gates memo, and why he thinks billionaires should face far more scrutiny in the climate fight.

Dec 4, 2025 • Emily Atkin

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November 2025

AI’s water problem is worse than we thought

A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.

Nov 25, 2025 • Emily Atkin

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