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This state employee is scouring the Earth for solutions to combat invasive species in Hawai’i
The government needs to speed up its approval process and invest in research infrastructure to defeat a list of environmentally and economically threatening pests, experts say.
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GM agreed to unionize its EV operations. Will others do the same?
With United Auto Workers still on strike, the concession could lead to better pay and benefits across the auto industry.
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Hurricane Ian stirred up flesh-eating bacteria in Florida
After the 2022 storm, the state saw its highest number of vibriosis cases in more than 30 years.
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![Women activists protest and demand a Loss and Damage fund during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 17, 2022.]()
![Women activists protest and demand a Loss and Damage fund during the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center, Egypt on November 17, 2022.]()
UN countries agreed to support climate reparations. Now they’re deadlocked on the details.
The celebrated “loss and damage” fund is stalled over disagreements about who should pay in, who should receive funds, and the role of the World Bank.
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Water protectors in Hawaiʻi took on the US military and won
After 93,000 people were exposed to jet fuel-laced water, federal officials are finally cleaning up a leaking petroleum storage facility.
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Proposed regulations offer hope for communities battling petrochemical pollution
The EPA has an opportunity to limit pollution and protect frontline communities.
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Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
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The US electric grid is getting a $3.5 billion upgrade
New funding from the Biden administration aims to build an energy system more resilient against climate impacts.
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To obscure the risks of gas stoves, utilities borrowed from Big Tobacco’s playbook
Industry-funded research downplayed health hazards as far back as 1974, documents show.
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Sámi youth enlist the king of Norway’s help to fight an illegal wind farm
Indigenous organizers and environmental advocates have been fighting to remove a green energy project for years. So far, authorities haven’t helped.
