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Standing Rock was an Indigenous-led movement. Why did Greenpeace take the fall?
The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors — and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.
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![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
![A truck is loaded with coal at a mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, on August 26, 2019.]()
Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don’t make economic sense
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
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After deadly flash floods, a Texas town takes halting, painful steps toward recovery
With an outpouring of volunteers from across the state, the riverside town of Hunt is grappling with loss and recovery.
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USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window
It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install solar.
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How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions
New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.
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Why flash flood warnings will continue to go unheeded
Experts say local education and community support are key to conveying risk.
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A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detention center
The Miccosukee, who make their home in the Everglades, said authorities didn't do an environmental review.
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![Illustration shows a group of young people sitting on the ground of a lush greenhouse filled with fruit trees, listening to a man standing in the center.]()
The Hunger and the Hunger
“Visitor, what is hunger?” A former guerilla fighter struggles to explain his past when he finds himself in a land without poverty or want.
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This fuel is 50% plastic — and it’s slipping through a loophole in international waste law
Environmental groups are concerned that rich countries are exporting plastic to poor countries in the form of “refuse-derived fuel."
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![A volunteer displays a sign for free food for people in need of relief on July 06, 2025 in Center Point, Texas.]()
![A volunteer displays a sign for free food for people in need of relief on July 06, 2025 in Center Point, Texas.]()
Texas food banks are rationing meals for flood survivors because of Trump’s cuts
The July 4th flooding has become the first major disaster to expose the grave effects of Trump’s new food and hunger policies.
