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![Michael Regan in front of a circular background of a Chicago scrapyard]()
![Michael Regan in front of a circular background of a Chicago scrapyard]()
This Chicago scrapyard is testing Michael Regan on environmental justice
A Southeast Side community’s fight for environmental justice just got a boost from the EPA — but the fight is far from over.
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Hackers found America’s energy weak spot
Cyber attackers forced the Colonial Pipeline — the U.S.'s biggest pipeline — offline. Wind and solar farms could be next.
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![An aerial view of the Willamette Valley in Oregon.]()
Building people power to restore the Willamette River — and communities’ relationships with it
The Willamette River Initiative helped foster collaboration across racial, ideological, and rural-urban divides, and created fruitful, ongoing relationships for the betterment of the river.
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Cicadas like to be on time. But are they getting confused by climate change?
Brood X cicadas can be tricked by warming temperatures.
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![An aerial view of San Francisco city-sanctioned tent encampment for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.]()
![An aerial view of San Francisco city-sanctioned tent encampment for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.]()
There’s federal money available to house the homeless. No one’s taking it.
FEMA is reimbursing cities that want to relieve homelessness, but only 23 local governments have signed up.
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Untold victims of rising temperatures: Multiple sclerosis patients
A new study shows that above-average temperatures are sending individuals with MS to the hospital.
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![Aerial view of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.]()
![Aerial view of the Okavango Delta in Botswana.]()
A Big Oil project in Africa threatens fragile Okavango region
A Canadian company is drilling exploratory wells in Namibia for what could be a major oil and gas find. Local residents and conservationists fear the project could use up scarce water supplies and cause widespread ecological disruption downstream in the world-renowned Okavango Delta.
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![United States Army Corps of Engineers logo on top of a photo of a pipeline]()
![United States Army Corps of Engineers logo on top of a photo of a pipeline]()
This blanket permit makes it easier to build pipelines. Advocates are suing to stop it.
How the legal fight against an arcane permit could throw a snag in major pipeline projects.
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![a photo of the Florida everglades with a wide expanse of blue, calm waters on the left, and a series of crisscrossing power lines on the right.]()
![a photo of the Florida everglades with a wide expanse of blue, calm waters on the left, and a series of crisscrossing power lines on the right.]()
Biden wants to balance infrastructure and conservation goals. But it won’t be easy.
The Biden administration wants to protect 30 percent of U.S. land and water by 2030. But can it do that and significantly expand renewable energy?
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How weird, bouncy cell signals can help track wildfire smoke
A hazy atmosphere makes data ricochet all over the place. Now scientists think they can use that signal to better predict severe smoke events.
