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![a person in a hat winces as a woman in blue gloves gieves him a shot]()
![a person in a hat winces as a woman in blue gloves gieves him a shot]()
Deaths have spiked in this polluted port community. COVID is only part of the story.
Wilmington, California, has experienced hundreds more deaths than it does on average. Power, pollution, and poverty all play a role.
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![an oil refinery with lots of industrial equipment]()
![an oil refinery with lots of industrial equipment]()
How a California port community embodies the deadly link between pollution and gun violence
Hundreds of people have been shot and killed in the industrial corridors of Wilmington, California.
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![A semi truck with exhaust coming out of pipes that cover a man using an asthma inhaler; inhaler prescription label in background]()
![A semi truck with exhaust coming out of pipes that cover a man using an asthma inhaler; inhaler prescription label in background]()
Switching to zero-emission cars and trucks could save more than 100,000 lives over the next three decades
The American Lung Association report also estimates $1.2 trillion savings in health care costs
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![Workers stand in front of a large cylinder building filling the sky with smoke.]()
![Workers stand in front of a large cylinder building filling the sky with smoke.]()
Study: Every single country is failing the WHO’s new air quality standards
Just 3 percent of the world's cities had an average air quality reading that met WHO standards in 2021.
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![A truck spreads salt on a road in Maine.]()
![A truck spreads salt on a road in Maine.]()
Road salt is imperiling US waterways. States might have a solution.
Crews dump more than 20 million metric tons of salt on US roads each winter. Could 'smart salting' help?
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Peak cherry blossom season in Washington, D.C. is early again
The harbinger of spring brings joy, but also growing unease over climate change
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![High gas prices are displayed at a Shell station on March 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.]()
![High gas prices are displayed at a Shell station on March 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.]()
Shell directors sued for ‘failing to prepare company for net zero’
Environmental law organization ClientEarth brings action and urges other shareholders to join.
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![Historic and tourist center Saint Paul Episcopal Church in Florida.]()
![Historic and tourist center Saint Paul Episcopal Church in Florida.]()
‘Preach now or mourn in the future’: How Key West faith leaders are confronting climate change
An island city’s billion-dollar route to climate resilience will need residential buy-in to succeed. Local places of worship could be pivotal.
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![Three people look at a tablet that reads “Census 2020]()
![Three people look at a tablet that reads “Census 2020]()
The census undercounted people of color. Here’s what that means for environmental justice.
Even minor census undercounts could have substantial knock-on effects and deprive needy communities of investment and representation.
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![a dark-colored car park at a red and white charging station for electric vehicles in front of a sign stating prices]()
![a dark-colored car park at a red and white charging station for electric vehicles in front of a sign stating prices]()
High gas prices have a lot more people searching for electric vehicles
But not everyone can afford to buy a new (or used) EV.
