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![Illinois Governor JB Pritzker overlaid the shape of Illinois]()
![Illinois Governor JB Pritzker overlaid the shape of Illinois]()
Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.
More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required report.
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![the view from high above a mine shaft on land that was part of Bears Ears National Monument]()
![the view from high above a mine shaft on land that was part of Bears Ears National Monument]()
After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
All the claims on the 1.2 million acres appear to have been filed by small-scale miners in Utah with an interest in uranium.
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![A blue corridor with a man in the middle]()
![A blue corridor with a man in the middle]()
Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data
Fearing the Trump administration might meddle with U.S. climate data, scientists in Germany are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Hamburg.
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![A view of mountains over a plain]()
A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.
Some residents oppose renewables. Others see property rights — and the chance to benefit from energy developments on their land — as fundamental. This fall, county leaders will decide.
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![An 3D rendering of a hurricane over Mexico]()
![An 3D rendering of a hurricane over Mexico]()
Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.
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![Collage of older woman holding package and stressed younger woman with her hands on her head]()
![Collage of older woman holding package and stressed younger woman with her hands on her head]()
My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport weighs in on overcoming a generational clash when it comes to sustainable consumption.
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Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
The record-breaking oceanic phenomenon isn't just raising global temperatures — it's also canceling Atlantic tropical cyclones.
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![A solar farm takes in sun while smokestacks from a power plant puff in the background.]()
![A solar farm takes in sun while smokestacks from a power plant puff in the background.]()
Gas, solar, and tech companies all want this bill. Will Congress pass it?
Permitting reform is popular in Washington, but facilitating data centers is "toxic" with voters.
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![United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026.]()
![United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026.]()
UN passes first declaration on sea level rise, protecting island nations’ sovereignty
The world, including the U.S., agreed that rising seas will not change national borders even as small islands disappear.
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As the Pentagon expands across the Pacific, Guam offers a warning
The U.S. militarization of Guam has left its residents living with a legacy of pollution, environmental degradation, and cultural loss. Other Pacific islands may be next.
