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Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges
With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.
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The country’s first new aluminum smelter in 45 years could cut production emissions by 75%
Century Aluminum Company hopes half a billion dollars in federal funding will help it revive a dying industry while making it less polluting.
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Illinois passed a law to clean up coal ash 5 years ago. What’s taking so long?
In one Chicago suburb, people have been waiting for relief for years.
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The world’s garment workers are on the front lines of climate impacts
Fast fashion is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Its global workforce is paying the price.
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New documents show oil executives promoted natural gas as green — but knew it wasn’t
It's the first evidence of an oil company acknowledging that gas wasn't as climate-friendly as promised.
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After Lāhainā, Indigenous peoples call for independence
Activists appealed to the United Nations for help staving off “disaster capitalism” in the wake of the deadly blaze.
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Grist hires Matthew McKnight as senior accountability editor
McKnight will help lead Grist's ambitious investigative work.
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UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics’ ‘massive societal benefits’
A deal to stop plastic pollution is moving forward, but negotiators can’t agree on whether to produce less of the stuff.
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What will it take to get companies to embrace reusable packaging?
Inside the effort to standardize the design of returnable containers.
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EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late
Will utilities clean up toxic waste at power plants, or run out an election-year clock?