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![A bald man in a maroon sweatshirt examines dark-colored water in jars.]()
![A bald man in a maroon sweatshirt examines dark-colored water in jars.]()
Black water: How industry is fighting stricter controls for a little-known drinking water contaminant
High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce the metal are downplaying the risks in a battle with the EPA.
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Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops
Heat is just one of many stressors for the world’s beleaguered Amazon.
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In Portland, Oregon, extreme heat is making food trucks feel like ovens
"The sun is beating down on this metal box.”
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![Photo of a group gathering in front of a backdrop of industrial smokestacks and wind turbines]()
![Photo of a group gathering in front of a backdrop of industrial smokestacks and wind turbines]()
The true cost of climate pollution? 44% of corporate profits.
Yet governments are still pouring $7 trillion into subsidies for fossil fuels.
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Virginia is bailing on a carbon cap-and-invest program. Activists say that might be illegal.
If the state ditches the program, millions of dollars in climate resilience funding could be lost.
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Extreme heat could impact the effectiveness of birth control and pregnancy tests
Many states with abortion bans are experiencing broiling summers — and the heat could damage supplies such as emergency contraception and condoms.
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![A man stares out at an abandoned factory.]()
A renewable energy battery plant will rise in West Virginia where a steel mill once stood
The $760 million project will create 750 jobs on the site of what was once the beating heart of the steel economy in the Ohio River valley.
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![Olive trees stand on a parched landscape during a drought in Spain.]()
![Olive trees stand on a parched landscape during a drought in Spain.]()
Climate change is coming for your olive oil, too
Heatflation has doubled the price of olive oil over the past year.
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![A man wipes sweat from his face in a park in Chicago where temperatures hit 99 degrees]()
![A man wipes sweat from his face in a park in Chicago where temperatures hit 99 degrees]()
As Chicago broils, neighbors find ways to keep each other cool
"We’ll be back out there tomorrow doing the same thing.”
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In a historic about-face, Apple publicly supports right-to-repair bill
The iPhone maker now says repair access "is good for consumers’ budgets and good for the environment."
