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![two farmworkers backlist by the sun use long tools to weed a bell pepper field]()
![two farmworkers backlist by the sun use long tools to weed a bell pepper field]()
A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump
While labor experts say the regulation is progressing quickly, advocacy groups wonder what has taken so long.
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![Silhouettes of power transmission lines are seen illuminated against a sunset]()
![Silhouettes of power transmission lines are seen illuminated against a sunset]()
Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive
And why it’s not getting cheaper any time soon.
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![Aerial view of a sterilization facility, surrounded by trees]()
![Aerial view of a sterilization facility, surrounded by trees]()
Georgia sterilization plants using toxic gas among those exempt from new rules
Exemption allows facilities using ethylene oxide, a gas linked to health problems in humans, two more years to meet federal standards.
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![digital collage of three people on a beach walking away from the camera with a setting sun and seaweed border]()
Seaweed brought fishers, farmers, and scientists together. Trump tore them apart.
A Puget Sound project turned seaweed from a nuisance into a “climate-smart commodity.” That inserted it into the president’s culture wars.
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![digital collage of Billie Eilish, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews, and Chris Martin, with a tree, music notes, and a nalgene water bottle]()
![digital collage of Billie Eilish, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Matthews, and Chris Martin, with a tree, music notes, and a nalgene water bottle]()
How musicians and concert venues are upping the tempo on climate action
As sustainability initiatives in other industries stall out, big acts like Coldplay, Dave Matthews, and Billie Eilish are pushing live music to go green.
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![Former United States Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, right, tours the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm with officials during a dedication ceremony for the facility on February 9, 2015 in Desert Center, California.]()
![Former United States Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, right, tours the new 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight Solar Farm with officials during a dedication ceremony for the facility on February 9, 2015 in Desert Center, California.]()
Will new Interior Department rules shackle wind and solar? Insiders are divided.
We know new Interior Department rules will slow wind and solar development — but we don’t yet know how much.
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![Collage of Capitol building, snippets of dollar bills, and photos of climate-related work]()
![Collage of Capitol building, snippets of dollar bills, and photos of climate-related work]()
They lost their jobs and funding under Trump. What did communities lose?
We asked those affected by federal climate and environment cuts to reach out. Their stories illuminate how these losses are reverberating across the country.
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![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
![Utulity lines are seen in the hills above Oakland as the moon rises above them.]()
The national fight for public power comes to Oakland
Oakland residents wanted to take a modest step toward ditching an investor-owned utility. Then PG&E got involved.
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There’s a surprising climate solution right under your feet
Mycorrhizal fungi help plants thrive, and sequester an enormous amount of carbon. But a new atlas shows that they need urgent protection.
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Grist partners with Flatwater Free Press to fund climate reporter
The new hire will cover climate impacts in Nebraska for local and national audiences.
