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How a Wind Turbine Blessing Turned Into a Nightmare in Texas

A company promised to recycle old blades. It failed to deliver, leaving a small town to figure out what to do next.
Discarded wind turbine blades next to State Highway 70 in Sweetwater, Texas.Photographer: Brenda Bazán/Bloomberg

Abandoned wind turbine blades. Indictments. Broken promises. Rattlesnakes. Ticked off locals and multinational companies. Today’s newsletter has it all.

We take you to Texas and the town of Sweetwater, which has a mess on its hands after a company failed to deliver on its promise to recycle the blades. Plus, Japan is taking steps to set up its carbon market .