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Margrethe Vestager
Environment
Europe is not afraid to regulate Big Tech. EU Competition Commissioner Vestager explains why.
Under a new carbon offset program that is gaining popularity in Congress, oil and gas companies — and other manufacturers of products involving — fossil fuel would have to pay $40 for every ton of carbon emitted into the atmosphere.
Politics
New carbon offset program may have the bipartisan support it needs on Capitol Hill
The West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston sits on the Kanawha River, which is fed in part by the Elk River — the main water supply for nearly 300,000 of the state's residents.
Science
Documentary uncovers contaminated truths behind water crisis in West Virginia, other locations
A German scientist stands in front of shelves of wood samples
Environment
How German ‘wood detectives’ protect endangered species
Dismantling Dodd Frank, Violence in Ukraine, The Increasing Reach of the FBI
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Under the new federal fracking rules, wastewater must be managed onsite and in closed tanks, not in the open pits seen here.
Environment
Fracking is about to change, and almost no one is happy about it