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Will exploratory lithium mining in Arizona continue near a sacred hot spring?
A judge will decide the fate of Ha’Kamwe’ as the Hualapai Nation fights the drilling in court.
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From the lab to the legislature: STEM professionals run for political office
More than 200 science, technology, engineering, and math professionals are candidates at the state and municipal level this year.
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California inspired a wave of plastic bag bans — with an unfortunate loophole
The Golden State finally fixed its ban last month, but at least five other states still allow the distribution of extra-thick "reusable" plastic bags.
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After Milton, Florida assesses damage from back-to-back climate disasters
At least six people died in the storm, and some 80,000 ended up in shelters.
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Extreme Weather
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Helene recovery: How to navigate everything from FEMA and flood cleanup to scams and evictions
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In arid New Mexico, a debate over reusing oil-industry wastewater
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Fact-checking the viral conspiracies in the wake of Hurricane Helene
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Hurricane Helene could cost $200 billion. Nobody knows where the money will come from.
Indigenous Affairs
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What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples
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The Department of Energy promised this tribal nation a $32 million solar grant. It’s nearly impossible to access.
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Why aren’t tribal nations installing more green energy? Blame ‘white tape.’
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‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis
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Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis
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Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
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An invisible chemical is poisoning thousands of unsuspecting warehouse workers
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The people who feed America are going hungry
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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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Black residents in Cancer Alley try what may be a last legal defense to curb toxic pollution
In St. James Parish, a zoning ordinance divides industrial development along racial lines.
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Amid multiple disasters, FEMA faces funding challenges, misinformation, and politicization
Congress gave the agency enough money to last the year. But back-to-back hurricanes are stretching resources thin.
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Ducks love to eat this climate-friendly food. Now you might, too.
Azolla is a nutritious aquatic fern that grows like crazy. New research finds that the cyanobacteria within the plant are nontoxic, potentially clearing the way for Azolla to become a novel food.
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‘I can’t think straight’: Still buried beneath Helene’s debris, Floridians brace for Milton
Hundreds of thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as the state faces its second major hurricane in two weeks.
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
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Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
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How efforts to protect an Indigenous oasis almost led to its demise
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How Helene changes the election
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. We’ve heard it time and again: Despite what the science says, climate change does not rank high among Americans’ priorities in the ballot box. When we launched this series in August, however, we made the case that climate disasters can influence voting […]
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Hurricane Helene brought devastation — and an opportunity — to Appalachia’s power grids
As recovery efforts continue, utilities in the region need to rethink their approach to electricity in the face of climate change.
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The solar supply chain runs through this flooded North Carolina town
Hurricane Helene's closure of two essential quartz mines in North Carolina reveals the precarity of the solar energy product pipeline.
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How Hurricane Milton exploded into an ‘extraordinary’ storm
Milton's wind speeds skyrocketed by 90 mph in 24 hours. It’s one of the fastest intensification events scientists have ever witnessed in the Atlantic.
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