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![Outside a brick building, under a blue sky with mountains in the background, a man in a grey shirt and jeans holding a hat stands in front of a group of people seated in folding chairs.]()
![Outside a brick building, under a blue sky with mountains in the background, a man in a grey shirt and jeans holding a hat stands in front of a group of people seated in folding chairs.]()
Faith organizations have a complex relationship to disaster relief
Church volunteers feel called by Christ to help those impacted by Helene. For some, that means fulfilling a mandate to alleviate suffering. For others, it also means proselytizing.
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Three-quarters of the world’s land is drying out, ‘redefining life on Earth’
Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.
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Loud, angry, and Indigenous: Heavy metal takes on colonialism and climate change
Indigenous bands have always been part of metal, creating a place for musicians and fans to channel anger and find community.
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In Florida, officials and communities clash over where to build the nation’s largest trash incinerator
Residents argue the project will disproportionately impact majority-Black and -Hispanic communities in the Miami-Dade area.
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How a fantasy oil train may help the Supreme Court gut a major environmental law
Even if the railway promoters win, here's why the train won’t get built.
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Biden administration warns natural gas expansion would drive up domestic costs
New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail the climate crisis.
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Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks — for now
New research finds billions of tons of carbon get trapped in the "technosphere."
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![A collage of a large swath of land with map texture behind it and a reddish outline of the Yakama Reservation]()
![A collage of a large swath of land with map texture behind it and a reddish outline of the Yakama Reservation]()
A filing error put more than 90,000 acres of Yakama Nation land in the hands of Washington state
More than 170 years later, the Yakama are still trying to get their land back.
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![Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida. He has won the disaster-prone state three times.]()
![Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign rally in Hialeah, Florida. He has won the disaster-prone state three times.]()
As Trump mulls his FEMA pick, a political land mine awaits in Florida
The agency is hiking insurance rates and punishing flood-prone construction in the president-elect’s favorite state.
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![Donald Trump and Xi Jinping walk together in front of a group of uniformed Chinese soldiers.]()
![Donald Trump and Xi Jinping walk together in front of a group of uniformed Chinese soldiers.]()
Q&A: How the U.S.–China rivalry is holding back the world’s climate progress
What does the trade war mean for the cost of goods, green tech, and decarbonization? An expert policy analyst weighs in.
