Americans love hamburgers – we each eat an average of three a week. But what are the hidden costs? It turns out that livestock create about as much greenhouse gas pollution as cars, planes and other forms of transport. They also take a heavy environmental toll on land and water worldwide. How can we reduce our impact? […]
Sarah Terry-Cobo
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Sarah Terry-Cobo is a reporter based in Oklahoma City, specializing in environmental science and policy and Latin American issues. She is a native Oklahoman, where she graduated from the University of Tulsa with a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy. After college she moved to California to attend UC Berkeley, where she graduated with a master’s in journalism and master’s in Latin American studies. She began as a print reporter, but has expanded her skills with audio production and data visualizations.
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The Price of Gas
What’s the price of gasoline? In the U.S. it’s about $4 a gallon. But some experts say the true price of gas is much higher. What about the costs of pollution, and the global and local problems caused by it? Who pays for those? This animated feature from the Center for Investigative Reporting calculates the […]
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Lawsuit by low-income groups may delay climate law
The latest legal challenge to California’s landmark climate-change legislation isn’t coming from big polluters faced with a series of new regulations. Instead, groups representing low-income residents are challenging the environmental law as unfairly burdening their beleaguered communities. A handful of community groups, represented by the San Francisco-based Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment have […]
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Timber companies stand to benefit from new climate law
California timber firms could emerge as big winners in the state’s fight against global warming, earning millions of dollars through the sale of carbon credits if a new set of rules are approved by the Air Resources Board this week. READ FULL STORY | REACT | FAQ | CALIFORNIA WATCH | CARBON WATCH
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Lawyer for Your Black Muslim bakery leader smuggled hit list from jail
Chauncey Bailey Project reports on new revelations surrounding the case
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From Climate Desk: Oil industry “reforms,” despondent fishermen’s wives and quantifying the oil spill
Can Congress reform the oil industry in an election year? and more…
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The American Power Act: cap and trade 2.0
Pollution reduction targets in the American Power Act, drafted by the Senate in May, are nearly identical to those in a companion bill in the House.
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False profits
Corporations must account for environmental impact says SEC and prepare to pay says new report.
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Does saving trees = reducing emissions?
REDD, or reduced deforestation projects, are hotly debated in Copenhagen.