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A hard-won rule to cut chemical plant pollution is being unraveled
In 2024, the Biden administration enacted wide-ranging regulations to protect communities near petrochemical plants from air toxics. The Trump administration has since granted exemptions to scores of polluting facilities and is working to rewrite the long-awaited rule.
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How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
Flash flooding in the Arizona tourist destination was probably triggered by compounding climate factors, such as drought and warming in Pacific Ocean.
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KERA and Grist hire Celeste Guajardo to cover climate in Texas
Guajardo will report on North and West Texas, and her stories will be available to republish for free.
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![Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez gives a speech next to Energy Secretary Chris Wright during the signing of an oil agreement at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.]()
![Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez gives a speech next to Energy Secretary Chris Wright during the signing of an oil agreement at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.]()
With the midterms looming, Trump has no real way out of his gas price problem
The president is facing a shortage of refining capacity, and more Venezuelan oil isn't going to help.
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As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land
In Michigan and around the country, farmers are facing decisions about how to best keep land in production as values rise, climate change threatens operations, and a younger generation chooses not to farm.
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![A collage consisting of two photos, an inner photo and an outer photo that appears like a frame. The inner photo is a desert summer monsoon scene. The outer photo is a summer lake.]()
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The summer we love is slipping away
From the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations.
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Fiber optic cables reveal ‘icequakes’ in endangered glaciers
The technology could help create an early-warning system for changes in ice stability.
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![A vintage photograph of women from the 1970s wearing polyester outfits. Their faces are covered by cut outs of clothing wash instructions. The entire scene is inside of a phone outline]()
![A vintage photograph of women from the 1970s wearing polyester outfits. Their faces are covered by cut outs of clothing wash instructions. The entire scene is inside of a phone outline]()
Gen Z is using ‘polyester’ as an insult. It’s actually a throwback.
Here's how the fabric went from a "miracle" fiber to TikTok slang for fake.
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Michigan invests $7.5M to find out if it’s sitting on a clean energy gold mine
The funding will go toward researching geologic hydrogen, a carbon-free energy source buried beneath the state that could clean up heavy-emitting industries like transportation.
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When plastic companies write the lesson plans
The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda.
