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![Digital collage of green silhouette of state of Illinois with the seal of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on top]()
![Digital collage of green silhouette of state of Illinois with the seal of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on top]()
Acre by acre, the Prairie Band Potawatomi bought back their land
After almost two centuries, the Indigenous nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois.
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![Biden wears sunglasses at a podium marked Earth Day 2024]()
![Biden wears sunglasses at a podium marked Earth Day 2024]()
The American Climate Corps is now hiring
The Biden administration aims to sign up 20,000 people in the program's first year.
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![A group of people in Gaktis and with fists held high yell together as part of a chanting growd]()
![A group of people in Gaktis and with fists held high yell together as part of a chanting growd]()
Indigenous peoples rush to stop ‘false climate solutions’ ahead of next international climate meeting
COP29 could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders are calling for a moratorium before it's too late.
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![A sign with graffiti says protect Tohono O'odham]()
![A sign with graffiti says protect Tohono O'odham]()
A gigantic green energy transmission project will cut through Indigenous lands in the Southwest
After a federal court rejected their lawsuit, tribes are turning to the U.N. for help.
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California communities are fighting the last battery recycling plant in the West — and its toxic legacy
Lead battery recycling is a crucial but dirty business. As a plant outside Los Angeles seeks to renew its operating permit, the community pushes back.
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![Photo of a Santa Ana parent walking her son to school near a vacant dirt lot]()
![Photo of a Santa Ana parent walking her son to school near a vacant dirt lot]()
How to investigate toxic lead lurking in your community’s soil
New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own research.
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![A Black woman with short hair and sunglasses stands next to a white woman with short blonde hair and glasses. They both hold signs that say No Railroad in our community.]()
![A Black woman with short hair and sunglasses stands next to a white woman with short blonde hair and glasses. They both hold signs that say No Railroad in our community.]()
Rural Georgia community battles railroad trying to take their land
An officer with the Georgia Public Service Commission says a private company can take land from 18 property owners in Sparta.
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![An aerial view of reddish sand and a red oil rig in the middle of two areas of scrub brush.]()
![An aerial view of reddish sand and a red oil rig in the middle of two areas of scrub brush.]()
Drilling for oil on public land in the US is about to get more expensive
The long-awaited Interior Department policy will raise financial assurance and royalty rates.
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![An aerial shot of an outdoor industrial with green and yellow construction equipment next to a vat containing brown material]()
![An aerial shot of an outdoor industrial with green and yellow construction equipment next to a vat containing brown material]()
The EPA is cracking down on PFAS — but not in fertilizer
Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals.
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![Black and white photo of oil pumpjack silhouetted against a cloudy sky]()
![Black and white photo of oil pumpjack silhouetted against a cloudy sky]()
Taking Big Oil to court for ‘climate homicide’ isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds
Are fossil fuel companies guilty of actual murder?
