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![Smoke rises into a clear sky from the two smokestacks at the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-powered power plant in Cumberland, Tennessee.]()
![Smoke rises into a clear sky from the two smokestacks at the Tennessee Valley Authority's coal-powered power plant in Cumberland, Tennessee.]()
Replace fossil fuels — with more fossil fuels? That’s one major utility’s plan.
The Tennessee Valley Authority — the nation's largest public utility — wants to replace two coal power plants with natural gas, raising climate and environmental justice concerns.
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El Niño could cost the global economy $3 trillion
A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch.
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![A student holds a milk carton]()
![A student holds a milk carton]()
This LA teen is suing her school district — and the USDA — to promote nondairy milk
A growing number of students nationwide are fighting the government's mandate to serve cow's milk in public schools.
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![A man wearing waders and a vest uses a net to remove dead salmon from the foamy water of a river polluted with firefighting foam flame retardant.]()
![A man wearing waders and a vest uses a net to remove dead salmon from the foamy water of a river polluted with firefighting foam flame retardant.]()
The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination
A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country.
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![Photo of dry, wilted sunflowers with dark clouds in the background]()
![Photo of dry, wilted sunflowers with dark clouds in the background]()
It’s near certain that the next 5 years will be the hottest yet
El Niño may push global temperatures past 1.5C, the World Meteorological Organization warned.
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![illustration of hurricane damage to trees, power lines, house, and car, with a FEMA worker and Oath Keeper viewed from behind]()
![illustration of hurricane damage to trees, power lines, house, and car, with a FEMA worker and Oath Keeper viewed from behind]()
When disaster strikes, far-right groups see an opportunity to gain trust
As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.
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![A worker from the Danish firm ReSea Project collecting plastic waste in Indonesia, home to some of the world's most polluted waters.]()
![A worker from the Danish firm ReSea Project collecting plastic waste in Indonesia, home to some of the world's most polluted waters.]()
UN calls on governments to reduce, reuse, recycle — for real this time
But advocates argue the new report doesn’t focus enough on curbing plastic use.
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![Rain pounds down on a wall of mud almost 8 feet tall that had slammed against the home’s vinyl siding.]()
![Rain pounds down on a wall of mud almost 8 feet tall that had slammed against the home’s vinyl siding.]()
Grist comic on Kentucky disaster relief distributed as educational tool
A local nonprofit will give out hundreds of print copies of the story.
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![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
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![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
![A low-flying plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Colorado]()
A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool
As wildfires intensify, so does the fight over a fire retardant.
