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![Collage of a sweaty, suited man angrily talking]()
![Collage of a sweaty, suited man angrily talking]()
How hot weather can tamper with your words
A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
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![Aerial view of platforms on water with solar panels attached]()
![Aerial view of platforms on water with solar panels attached]()
Coming soon to a lake near you: Floating solar panels
New research finds that "floatovoltaics" could generate a substantial amount of energy worldwide.
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![Animation of an infinite zoom through layers of recycling symbols]()
![Animation of an infinite zoom through layers of recycling symbols]()
How the recycling symbol lost its meaning
Corporations sold Americans on the chasing arrows — while stripping the logo of its worth.
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![A line of migrants sleeps in a sliver of shade provided by the border wall separating the US and Mexico.]()
![A line of migrants sleeps in a sliver of shade provided by the border wall separating the US and Mexico.]()
Biden’s border restrictions are stranding climate migrants in extreme heat
Many people seeking asylum are fleeing climate disasters. Biden's latest border move puts them even more at risk.
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![Plastic containers of prepared salad are stocked on three grocery store shelves.]()
![Plastic containers of prepared salad are stocked on three grocery store shelves.]()
A new report looks at major companies’ efforts to address plastic waste — and finds them lacking
Of the 147 companies with a package recyclability goal, only 15 percent were on track to meet it.
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![Aerial view of refineries and storage tanks adjacent to a neighborhood of houses]()
![Aerial view of refineries and storage tanks adjacent to a neighborhood of houses]()
Real-time data show the air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ is even worse than expected
A new study finds levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the EPA’s models.
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![A black and white photo of two women posed looking to the side and forward in front of a patterned curtain]()
![A black and white photo of two women posed looking to the side and forward in front of a patterned curtain]()
What is LaToya Ruby Frazier trying to show us?
The photographer’s fight against environmental injustice and historical erasure, one frame at a time.
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![digital collage of a Black hand turning off a light switch, an electric meter, and the logo for Xcel Energy]()
![digital collage of a Black hand turning off a light switch, an electric meter, and the logo for Xcel Energy]()
A lack of data hampers efforts to fix racial disparities in utility cutoffs
A Minnesota study found customers in communities of color are three times more likely than others to have their electricity cut off, highlighting a hidden nationwide problem.
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![People walk on the sidewalk holding picket signs that say 'Homegrown on strike!']()
![People walk on the sidewalk holding picket signs that say 'Homegrown on strike!']()
Heat waves are making restaurant kitchens unsafe. Workers are fighting back.
As climate change makes summers hotter, restaurant employees are walking out and unionizing.
