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![Aerial photo of a nickel mine]()
![Aerial photo of a nickel mine]()
The US wants to make EV batteries without these foreign metals. Should it?
Nickel and cobalt have precarious international supply chains, but eliminating them from batteries raises tough questions.
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![Swans nest on banks of Charles River]()
![Swans nest on banks of Charles River]()
A watershed moment: How Boston’s Charles River went from polluted to pristine
And what the cleanup shows us about the power of federal waterway protections
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![Illustration: a stained glass window with planet earth and various religious symbols]()
![Illustration: a stained glass window with planet earth and various religious symbols]()
In the Midwest, faith communities are ramping up the fight against climate change
A collaboration between houses of worship and the National Wildlife Federation is bringing religious groups deeper into the environmental movement.
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![A boat fishing for Halibut in the Pacific ocean]()
![A boat fishing for Halibut in the Pacific ocean]()
Consumers are demanding more sustainable seafood — and it’s working
Love for the ocean is translating into a desire to protect it — especially when Americans go to the grocery store.
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![US President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan]()
![US President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan]()
Here’s how Biden is spending his first big environmental justice investment
The EPA has detailed how it will spend $50 million authorized by the American Rescue Plan.
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![Portland residents in a cooling center]()
![Portland residents in a cooling center]()
Is climate change amping up the Pacific Northwest heat wave? Yes — and it’s time to stop asking.
Scientists say the burden of proof has shifted for connecting heat waves and global warming.
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![An aerial photo of Key Largo, Florida.]()
‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise
Officials prepare to elevate streets despite financial shortfalls, amid recognition that not every home can be saved.
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![Three pedestrians pass by a row of boarded up houses in east Baltimore, Maryland.]()
![Three pedestrians pass by a row of boarded up houses in east Baltimore, Maryland.]()
Your city is more segregated than it was in 1990, new study shows
The consequences for environmental justice are stark.
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Bo Burnham is not joking about the climate apocalypse
“The planet’s heating up. What the f*** is going on?”
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![Collage: Four pieces of coral in a row; one pink, one blue, one red, and one greyscale]()
![Collage: Four pieces of coral in a row; one pink, one blue, one red, and one greyscale]()
For Florida’s corals, no escape from climate change
Some corals will be able to migrate poleward to escape rising temperatures. But scientists say Florida’s reefs have nowhere to go.
