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Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.
The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.
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New EPA rules tell polluters in Great Lakes communities to clean up legacy coal waste
One advocate calls the coal ash pits in her town a "ticking time bomb."
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Supreme Court leaves Navajo Nation high and dry
“The burden now is on tribal nations to advocate for themselves and intervene whenever water rights are an issue.”
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3M reaches historic settlement over PFAS contamination
1 in 20 Americans have the "forever chemicals" in their drinking water. The new, $10.3 billion deal will kickstart the cleanup process.
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The Pacific Northwest’s deadly 2021 heat wave fuels a new lawsuit against Big Oil
Multnomah County’s suit is one of the first to seek damages related to a specific weather event.
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To reach net-zero emissions, American homes need an electric makeover
A new report says U.S. households need to buy 14 million extra heat pumps, induction stoves, and other electric alternatives in the next three years.
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![A woman with a large necklace and head wrap stands with her hands on her hips in front of a house.]()
When the water isn’t safe to drink
In Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas, Black communities are fighting for their right to access clean water.
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How to build a zero-waste economy
These businesses say: reuse, refill, return.
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The feds move to speed up development of wind and solar on public land
A rule proposed by the Bureau of Land Management would cut leasing fees for those projects by 80 percent.
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![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
Storms and searing heat grip Mexico and Southern states
Millions sweat it out as heat indices reach 120 degrees and outages plague Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
