Special Series — Moral Hazards
Special Series — Moral Hazards
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How California boosted composting — but broke local composters in the process
As cities and towns contract with large waste haulers to comply with a California composting law, some community composters say they're being pushed to the margins.
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![Kamala Harris walking on to a stage at a political rally, with spectators cheering behind her]()
![Kamala Harris walking on to a stage at a political rally, with spectators cheering behind her]()
Indigenous voters worry a Harris presidency means endangering sacred lands
The minerals beneath tribal lands are crucial to the clean energy transition.
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![An illustration of a pink hand crushing an oil installation in the middle of the desert as water seeps underneath]()
![An illustration of a pink hand crushing an oil installation in the middle of the desert as water seeps underneath]()
In arid New Mexico, a debate over reusing oil-industry wastewater
The governor’s plan to use treated water from oil and gas drilling is in limbo while public safety questions swirl.
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![Sitting in a green field a power plant with smokestacks belches white smoke into the sky]()
![Sitting in a green field a power plant with smokestacks belches white smoke into the sky]()
The end of an era: Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
The U.K.’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ended as turbines at the Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stopped for good.
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Extreme Weather
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In Florida’s Big Bend, small towns bear the brunt of Helene’s impact
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After battering coastal towns, Hurricane Helene causes deadly flooding across five states
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This Florida neighborhood recovered from flood after flood. Will it survive Helene?
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The ‘perfect’ conditions that could make Hurricane Helene ‘unsurvivable’
Indigenous Affairs
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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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How schools, hospitals, and prisons in 15 states profit from land and resources on 79 tribal nations
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Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands on reservations
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Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis
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![Oil pump jacks at the Elk Hills oil field in Kern County, California.]()
Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
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![Collage featuring warehouse worker carrying cardboard box off-gassing ethylene oxide]()
An invisible chemical is poisoning thousands of unsuspecting warehouse workers
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![Collage of farmworkers carrying produce, snippets of a dollar bill, and tomatoes — all centered around an empty dinner plate]()
The people who feed America are going hungry
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![illustration in the style of WPA posters of 3 electricians with electric bolts above them; a heat pump and solar panels in the background]()
To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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Fact-checking the viral conspiracies in the wake of Hurricane Helene
Buoyed by firebrands like Alex Jones and Marjorie Taylor Greene, Helene stirred up a toxic stew of conspiracy theories and culture war politics.
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![Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.]()
![Workers, community members, and business owners clean up debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.]()
Hurricane Helene could cost $200 billion. Nobody knows where the money will come from.
Almost none of the storm's devastation will be paid out by insurance.
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Can shaming the world’s worst ‘climate criminals’ save the planet?
Climate Defiance activists direct their fury at the rich and powerful. They’ve also started working with them.
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![Photo of a person walking through a forest filled with red smoke]()
![Photo of a person walking through a forest filled with red smoke]()
The shifting jet stream has magnified wildfires and plagues. What’s next?
New research shows that the patterns of Earth’s high winds have led to serious problems on the ground.
Watch This
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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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![Demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Nebraska in this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo.]()
![Demonstrators against the Keystone XL pipeline march in Lincoln, Nebraska in this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo.]()
What a second Trump presidency could mean for Indigenous peoples
Under the Biden-Harris administration, tribes got more of a say in Congress and tons more funding. A Trump-Vance win could upend that.
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![A forager holds a large ginseng root in the palm of his bare hand.]()
![A forager holds a large ginseng root in the palm of his bare hand.]()
Saving ginseng means balancing conservation and culture
As Appalachian ginseng turns from rural tradition to global commodity, the Forest Service is trying to keep foragers at bay.
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![Debris from a flood on the Rocky Broad River in Lake Lure, North Carolina, following Hurricane Helene.]()
![Debris from a flood on the Rocky Broad River in Lake Lure, North Carolina, following Hurricane Helene.]()
Flood-ravaged North Carolina races to restore voting access after Helene
With voting underway, election officials must mail new ballots and replace destroyed polling places.
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![Darkened silhouette of an unidentified man in a cap looking out a window at the Panama Canal]()
![Darkened silhouette of an unidentified man in a cap looking out a window at the Panama Canal]()
The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace thousands.
A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio would bring much-needed water, but at a steep cost.
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