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In 2022, a land defender was killed every two days
A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths.
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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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![A groundworker is seen driving a baggage cart heaped with luggage toward a jet parked on the tarmac at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.]()
The fight for worker safety protection heats up at the Phoenix airport
People laboring in brutal temperatures want OSHA to investigate conditions that leave them vulnerable to heat illness and exhaustion.
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Study: Lead exposure killed more than 5 million people in just one year
Contamination from battery recyclers, tainted cookware, and fertilizers could be contributing to the health crisis.
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![Cattle graze next to fallen trees on a farm in Colombia, after a forest was cut down.]()
What would happen if the world cut meat and milk consumption in half?
Agricultural emissions would fall by almost a third. But getting there wouldn't be easy.
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How community feedback can improve the green energy transition
A successfully re-routed Southwestern transmission line shows its possible to overcome green energy obstacles.
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![A small boat sails over the tranquil waters of the Black Sea at sunset.]()
A look inside the plan to store carbon at the bottom of the Black Sea
The Black Sea is almost devoid of oxygen. That could make it a great place to stash carbon.
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Their water is undrinkable. So these West Texas residents have taken matters into their own hands.
The water in these four unincorporated communities near Lubbock has been undrinkable for years, residents say. They hope to win $3 million in state grants to improve their systems.
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2023 has already broken the US record for billion-dollar climate disasters
And there are still four months to go.
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Companies are claiming to be ‘plastic neutral.’ Is it greenwashing?
Plastic credits can help fund waste cleanup, but they can also justify making more plastic.
