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How J.D. Vance’s hometown has won millions in climate investment that he calls a ‘green scam’
Middletown, Ohio received funding through the Inflation Reduction Act to build one of the largest hydrogen fuel furnaces in the world.
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![A woman in a blue shirt holds a cold water bottle to her arm]()
In Montana, 911 calls reveal impact of heat waves on rural seniors
Montana’s population is among the oldest in the country, and those over 65 are especially vulnerable to heat-related illness.
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![A poll worker collects mail in ballots from a drop box for the New Jersey primary election on June 4, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey]()
![A poll worker collects mail in ballots from a drop box for the New Jersey primary election on June 4, 2024, in Hoboken, New Jersey]()
Has extreme weather made voters care more about climate change?
The answer depends on their political affiliation.
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A new salvo in the fight to protect the ‘holy grail’ of environmental justice
Residents and legal advocates ask the EPA to keep enforcing Title VI civil rights protections.
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![Closeup of fingers with microplastics on their tips.]()
What scientists have learned from 20 years of microplastics research
The particles are everywhere, and they may harm human health.
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Hurricanes cost more than you think. Here’s why that matters.
Damage estimates for Hurricane Francine are rolling in. The true costs could be much higher.
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![Tweezers holding a red insect with long front legs.]()
![Tweezers holding a red insect with long front legs.]()
Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.
They've mapped an unwelcome guest: the lone star tick.
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![A flooded house in Lumberton, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in 2018.]()
![A flooded house in Lumberton, North Carolina, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence in 2018.]()
The US is finally curbing floodplain development, new research shows
“Routine municipal practices” are all it takes, but two problem states are defying the trend.
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![Collage of environmental defenders' faces, a funeral procession for a Mexican environmentalist, and the Mina Santa Barbara coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico.]()
![Collage of environmental defenders' faces, a funeral procession for a Mexican environmentalist, and the Mina Santa Barbara coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico.]()
‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis
Environmental activists are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. Now, a growing network of mental health shelters in South America hopes to fill a void in care.
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![Yuvelis Natalia Morales sitting on a tree stump]()
Opposing fracking cost one Colombian activist her mental health. She’s fighting to win it back.
"At some point, they will kill you and kill all of us," environmental leader Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco was told.
