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The link between climate change and a spate of rare disease outbreaks in 2023
The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future.
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As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up
A legal fight is ramping up over who should manage Alaska's dwindling salmon populations — and who gets access to them.
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A look back at US climate solutions this year
The country may have a long way to go in its decarbonization goals, but these stories show signs of progress.
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Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions for violating their human rights
The Fosen wind farm was built illegally. Now the Norwegian government is paying to keep it running.
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In the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil threatens decades of Indigenous-led conservation
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The first Pacific Islander to win a National Book Award talks colonialism, culture, and climate
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In Michigan, the controversial Line 5 pipeline gets one step closer to the finish line
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The best forest managers? Indigenous peoples, study says.
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The Cochise County Groundwater Wars
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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect our wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
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How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air Act
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The Permian Basin is ground zero for a billion-dollar surge of zombie oil wells
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Nuclear had a moment at COP28 — but it may be short-lived
More than two dozen countries pledged to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050. But experts say the promise is “meaningless.”
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How can California solve its water woes? By flooding its best farmland.
Restored floodplains in the state’s agricultural heartland are fighting both flooding and drought. But their fate rests with California’s powerful farmers.
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In 2023, organized labor became core to the climate movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.
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Why more than 60 Indigenous nations oppose the Line 5 oil pipeline
The 70 year-old pipeline, which just won a key permit, poses “an unacceptable risk of an oil spill into the Great Lakes.”
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Here’s how experts graded US climate progress in 2023
Climate experts give the U.S. mixed grades on its efforts to mitigate climate change — but they all agree there’s room for improvement.
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The World Bank is running the first-ever climate reparations fund. Nobody is happy about it.
The U.S.-dominated institution has a track record of harming the very nations it purports to help.
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A court struck down local gas bans — so Seattle and other cities are getting creative
Amid an uncertain legal landscape, lawmakers are finding new ways to electrify buildings.
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Why people still fall for fake news about climate change
It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #climatescam is taking off.
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