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![On a patch of brown sand, yellow pipes stretch into the distance with a red flag blowing in the wind in the foreground.]()
![On a patch of brown sand, yellow pipes stretch into the distance with a red flag blowing in the wind in the foreground.]()
Report: Texas fracking is exacerbating the PFAS crisis
A "staggering volume" of PFAS are being injected into fracked wells.
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![A man in jeans and a plaid shirt and flip flops stands in front of two other people in a shady patch of soil under large trees.]()
![A man in jeans and a plaid shirt and flip flops stands in front of two other people in a shady patch of soil under large trees.]()
The shift to a green energy future is renewing plantation-era water wars in Hawaii
A proposed hydro project in Kauai — the first of its kind in the world — could supply up to a quarter of the island’s power by diverting 4 billion gallons a year from the Waimea River.
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Itochu quietly assembled a gigantic home battery network in Japan
The conglomerate controls a 36,000-unit virtual power plant. Up next? Unleashing it to help the national grid decarbonize.
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![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, a Republican Congressman from California, signs a resolution that would have overturned a Biden administration rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions at the U.S. Capitol on March 9, 2023. President Biden has vetoed the bill.]()
![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, a Republican Congressman from California, signs a resolution that would have overturned a Biden administration rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions at the U.S. Capitol on March 9, 2023. President Biden has vetoed the bill.]()
What is ESG, the investment strategy under attack by Republicans?
ESG is called “woke capitalism” by the right and “greenwashing” by the left. But to most investors, it’s just common sense.
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The IPCC says we need to phase down fossil fuels, fast. Here’s how the US could do it.
A new report lists 10 policies to constrain polluting infrastructure and achieve key climate goals.
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![Jerrycans, used for storing water, shortly before being disbursed to displaced families by the non-government organization World Vision International in the Kaxareey IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) settlement on October 12, 2022 in Doolow, Somalia. UN figures show over 1.4 million Somalis were displaced by drought and conflict-related issues in 2022. (Photo by Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images)]()
![Jerrycans, used for storing water, shortly before being disbursed to displaced families by the non-government organization World Vision International in the Kaxareey IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) settlement on October 12, 2022 in Doolow, Somalia. UN figures show over 1.4 million Somalis were displaced by drought and conflict-related issues in 2022. (Photo by Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images)]()
Indigenous leaders demand a seat at international water negotiations
After decades of exclusion, communities most impacted by ongoing drought insist they be heard.
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![A woman sits on a sofa, looking at a group of plants in her living room.]()
In East Kentucky, timely weather forecasts are a matter of life and death
Weather alerts can save lives — but you have to have a good internet connection.
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How the FBI used ‘Cop City’ protests to snoop on activists in Chicago
Internal FBI documents indicate a larger federal law enforcement assessment related to “Anarchist extremism” and domestic terrorism.
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El plomo sigue envenenando a los niños. No tiene que ser así.
La única manera de acabar con los daños persistentes de la contaminación por plomo es eliminar la exposición. Es posible lograrlo con las medidas adecuadas.
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8 medidas que puedes tomar cuando el plomo contamina los suelos de tu comunidad
No es solo un problema del pasado. Esto es lo que puedes hacer para proteger el futuro de todos.
