Lisa Song

ProPublica reporter covering the environment, energy and climate change

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California has set an ambitious goal to be carbon neutral by 2045. One tool the state plans to use is a process called forest carbon offsets.

California’s carbon offset program might be pumping millions of tons CO2 into the air, new study says

California has set an ambitious goal to be carbon neutral by 2045. One tool the state plans to use is a process called forest carbon offsets.

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