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The EPA’s data on cancer risk from air pollution has gone dark
For decades, communities have relied on the agency's cancer risk estimates to hold polluters accountable. This year, it's missing.
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![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
![A construction worker in a bright yellow shirt wearing a white work helmet with a towel underneath takes a drink of an electrolyte beverage in the oppressive summer heat.]()
Congress may kill the federal heat rule before OSHA can
The Biden-era heat safety rule was already languishing. Now, in a summer of record-breaking heat, a congressional committee has moved to block it entirely. What gives?
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![A diarama consisting of an iconic Indigenous headdress made of $2 bills hanging in front of a screen next to cut out dollar bills. Over the tableau, a video of a Texas SpaceX launch plays with the land in the forefront of the scene.]()
![A diarama consisting of an iconic Indigenous headdress made of $2 bills hanging in front of a screen next to cut out dollar bills. Over the tableau, a video of a Texas SpaceX launch plays with the land in the forefront of the scene.]()
The climate movement gave this Texas tribe millions and a global platform. No one checked its story.
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe turned family lore into money, media, and a place at the United Nations.
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5 takeaways from our investigation into the ‘ghost’ tribe that got millions in climate funding
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe’s rise shows how the climate movement can validate unverified claims of Indigenous identity — with consequences for Indigenous peoples and climate action.
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As Montana warms, Missoula’s first heat map reveals hidden hotspots
The mapping effort is uncovering unexpected patterns, with some undeveloped and heavily forested areas holding more heat than researchers anticipated.
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Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’
Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.
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![Milligan Wind, EDF Power Solutions, operates wind turbines, seen on July 30, in Saline County.]()
![Milligan Wind, EDF Power Solutions, operates wind turbines, seen on July 30, in Saline County.]()
Some Nebraska communities are cashing in on renewables. Others are being left behind.
More than 88 percent of the taxes on wind and solar went to just 10 of the state’s 93 counties.
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![A satellite image shows enormous clouds of smoke rise from a forest burning in northwestern Ontario.]()
![A satellite image shows enormous clouds of smoke rise from a forest burning in northwestern Ontario.]()
Canada’s wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations
Thousands have been forced from their homes as Indigenous leaders raise concerns about firefighting resources, emergency assistance, and who decides when communities are safe.
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They’re making record profits, but oil companies still won’t ‘drill, baby, drill’
The war in the Middle East has sent Big Oil’s profits soaring. Companies are pocketing the money rather than expanding drilling.
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A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California
Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, "horizontal levees" could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas.
