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Fiction: Afterglow
As the wealthy flee Earth, a young woman must decide whether to follow her partner to a new world or stay behind to save a dying planet.
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Are we still ‘Dune’ this?
In Denis Villeneuve's latest film, the year is 10191 and we can't get enough of extractive colonialism.
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California proposes 3,200-foot buffer zone between oil wells and homes, schools
The new ruling, a key environmental protection, will impact 30 percent of oil wells in the state.
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‘Climate crisis’ has made it into the Oxford English Dictionary
The eco-lexicon got a major update just in time for the Glasgow summit.
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Michigan officials are finally doing something about a city’s toxic drinking water
The state now plans to remove all of Benton Harbor's lead pipes within 18 months.
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Top US regulators agree: Climate change is a major threat to the economy
“Our most financially stable future is our most environmentally sustainable future."
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A California law gave the people power to cut pollution. Why isn’t it working?
AB 617 has created a long-winded, bureaucratic process but resulted in little regulation — a design flaw that may be intentional.
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In Chicago, cyclists in Black neighborhoods are over-policed and under-protected
A simple solution for transportation equity: bike lanes.
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Public health experts issue grim prognosis on climate impacts
The Lancet’s annual report warns climate change is compounding heatwaves, food insecurity, mental health problems.
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Meet the rogue birding group blocking wind energy at every turn
The American Bird Conservancy has made a habit of obstructing wind energy projects — and become a go-to source for renewable energy opponents.
