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![Awoman wearing a light yellow t-shirt and navy blue overalls holds a picture of her mother, an older woman. In the background you can see a kitchen with light beige walls and lime green tiles.]()
![Awoman wearing a light yellow t-shirt and navy blue overalls holds a picture of her mother, an older woman. In the background you can see a kitchen with light beige walls and lime green tiles.]()
2020 was the deadliest year for environmental activists. Here’s why.
Pandemic lockdowns erased safety networks and left environmental defenders more vulnerable to attacks.
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![A girl sits on the ground alone with a sign saying SOS and a sad-looking Earth.]()
![A girl sits on the ground alone with a sign saying SOS and a sad-looking Earth.]()
Study: More than half of young people think ‘humanity is doomed’
It’s the first study to find that climate anxiety is connected to government inaction.
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![Tropical Storm Nicholas swirls over the Gulf Coast.]()
Tropical Storm Nicholas drenches Houston, moves north toward Louisiana
At least 8 million are on alert for flash floods.
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![An abandoned car sits on a flooded street in Hoboken, New Jersey]()
More flooding is coming. Here’s how cities can prepare.
Flooding is among the most deadly natural disasters. Better preparedness for the next major flooding event could help save lives.
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![A large angled arch of a building in front of a large parking lot. On the body of the building it reads "empowerment temple"]()
![A large angled arch of a building in front of a large parking lot. On the body of the building it reads "empowerment temple"]()
Baltimore is hooking up a Black megachurch with some serious solar battery power
Adding solar arrays plus battery storage to key community spaces could light the way for other storm-prone cities.
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![Community organizers with a sign reading, "Our land, our hoods."]()
Brooklyn pipeline disproportionately harms communities of color, complaint alleges
Community groups say National Grid and New York state agencies violated the Civil Rights Act.
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Tidings
Tiny robots eat plastic, tattoos livestream video, we all swim with dolphins, and more amazing vignettes from a better future.
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![Illustration with vibrant colors depicting images of a human, a Greenland shark, a doe, and an eagle, connected by water]()
The Secrets of the Last Greenland Shark
The last four creatures on Earth make an amazing discovery as the oldest of them finally returns home.
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![Illustration of a woman sitting in a canoe amid water and vegetation]()
El, the Plastotrophs, and Me
During a journey upriver, a young couple comes to terms with receiving a priceless gift, only to have it suddenly taken away.
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![Conceptual illustration of a figure on her knees in a vertical farm. Another figure floats above her head.]()
![Conceptual illustration of a figure on her knees in a vertical farm. Another figure floats above her head.]()
When It’s Time to Harvest
An elderly couple struggles to let go of their successful farm — and the only way of life they’ve known — before it’s too late.
