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Who’s behind the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?
Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price.
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At least 10 states quietly own lands within Indian reservations — and profit from them
Tribal climate action plans are being stymied by state-owned land within reservation borders.
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California towns are banning new gas stations. Big Oil is paying attention.
Some activists view the industry's response as a badge of success.
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Grist adds a fourth regional reporting partnership
Working with both Blue Ridge Public Radio and Grist, the new hire will report on Appalachia in the Blue Ridge mountain region.
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How to recycle the giant magnets inside wind turbines? These scientists have a few ideas.
Many turbines rely on high-demand rare-earth minerals. A new Department of Energy program aims to keep them out of landfills.
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The IRA will help ‘energy communities.’ But what does that mean?
Biden’s green transition could overlook towns heavily reliant upon fossil fuels for industries like steelmaking and fertilizer production.
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Israel’s campaign in Gaza is fueling demands to make ‘ecocide’ an international crime
The Hague can only prosecute four types of crimes. Ecocide could become the fifth.
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Illinois EPA must revamp its permitting process after Chicago activists file civil rights complaint
“It shouldn't have to be this hard to get these common sense rules in place.”
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Decades after the US buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
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Sheep may soon graze under solar panels in one of Wyoming’s first ‘agrivoltaic’ projects
The elevated photovoltaic panels can actually improve grazing conditions, a novelty that could help make solar projects more land-efficient and accepted in the ranching-heavy state.