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How climate change contributed to the staggering flood death toll in Libya
Political unrest and crumbling infrastructure were also factors in the disaster.
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![A family of three three is shown unloading groceries in a small BMW electric car plugged in outside their home.]()
![A family of three three is shown unloading groceries in a small BMW electric car plugged in outside their home.]()
A simple way to make electric cars more accessible: Share them
Car shares not only make EVs more equitable, they reduce the number of vehicles on the road and the resources needed to decarbonize transport.
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![Digital collage of woman sleeping with an orange circle and red circle above her]()
Is it time for the world to take a siesta?
An idea from the past could provide a way to cope with extreme heat.
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![A jogger runs along The Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, adjacent to a partially flooded East Bay Street.]()
![A jogger runs along The Battery in Charleston, South Carolina, adjacent to a partially flooded East Bay Street.]()
FEMA rolls out climate adaptation loans for small and overlooked communities
The federal disaster relief agency has taken heat for steering past resilience funds to whiter, wealthier areas.
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In 2022, a land defender was killed every two days
A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths.
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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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![A groundworker is seen driving a baggage cart heaped with luggage toward a jet parked on the tarmac at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.]()
The fight for worker safety protection heats up at the Phoenix airport
People laboring in brutal temperatures want OSHA to investigate conditions that leave them vulnerable to heat illness and exhaustion.
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Study: Lead exposure killed more than 5 million people in just one year
Contamination from battery recyclers, tainted cookware, and fertilizers could be contributing to the health crisis.
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![Cattle graze next to fallen trees on a farm in Colombia, after a forest was cut down.]()
What would happen if the world cut meat and milk consumption in half?
Agricultural emissions would fall by almost a third. But getting there wouldn't be easy.
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How community feedback can improve the green energy transition
A successfully re-routed Southwestern transmission line shows its possible to overcome green energy obstacles.
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