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![Collage of construction worker, water tower, and hundred dollar bill]()
![Collage of construction worker, water tower, and hundred dollar bill]()
Why it’s more expensive for Black towns to borrow money
"This is how your sewage gets funded, this is how your water gets funded, this is how public schools and public services are funded."
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![Cases of bottled water are handed out at a Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition distribution site on August 31, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi.]()
![Cases of bottled water are handed out at a Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition distribution site on August 31, 2022 in Jackson, Mississippi.]()
In Jackson, Mississippi, a water crisis that won’t end
“It’s a red war on a blue city, and it’s a white war on a Black city."
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Gulf Coast carbon capture gets $1 billion boost from Biden administration
Texas and Louisiana slated for largest-ever investment in "direct air capture."
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![A sign is affixed to a concrete barrier, in front of a private beach. It reads]()
![A sign is affixed to a concrete barrier, in front of a private beach. It reads]()
On Chicago’s South Side, neighbors fight to keep Lake Michigan at bay
Residents dogged by frequent flooding have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.
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![The rear tire of an e-bike is shown in front of a sandy horizon]()
Why e-bike companies are embracing recycling while fighting repair
E-bikes are a climate-friendly way to get around, but the industry opposes laws that would make them easier to fix.
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![A volunteer hands out water to a person experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona, during a relentless, record-breaking heat wave in July 2023.]()
![A volunteer hands out water to a person experiencing homelessness in Phoenix, Arizona, during a relentless, record-breaking heat wave in July 2023.]()
31 days at 110 degrees: Record heat tests Phoenix’s limits
"Even if you're born and raised here, and you're used to dealing with the heat, it's still very hot and very dangerous."
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Feds’ latest fuel efficiency standards would cut 900M tons of CO2
They also could save consumers $50 billion by decreasing fuel consumption by 90 billion gallons.
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![A mother holds a daughter in front of a fan on a street in New York City during a heat wave.]()
![A mother holds a daughter in front of a fan on a street in New York City during a heat wave.]()
Report: 41 million Americans are simmering on urban heat islands
New research says reducing paved surfaces and increasing green space could cool cities down.
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Alaska is facing a massive mineral boom, but at what cost?
As the state begins looking beyond fossil fuels, mining companies are quietly preparing to take over its highways.
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![UE workers hold signs reading 'on strike' and 'fighting for the future']()
![UE workers hold signs reading 'on strike' and 'fighting for the future']()
Pennsylvania locomotive manufacturing workers are striking for greener jobs
A 1,400-worker strike at a locomotive plant is part of a larger trend of national labor organizing and calls for a just transition.
