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![A car that has crashed into a bus stop]()
![A car that has crashed into a bus stop]()
Car culture disproportionately kills Black Americans. The pandemic made things worse.
The number of Black people who died in traffic collisions rose by nearly a quarter last year.
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![A projected slogan protesting the fuel shipping industry]()
![A projected slogan protesting the fuel shipping industry]()
A proposal to make cargo ships pay for pollution is making waves
The shipping industry's emissions keep climbing.
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![Illustration: a hand holding a drivers license belonging to planet Earth]()
![Illustration: a hand holding a drivers license belonging to planet Earth]()
I hate cars. Should I learn to drive anyway?
Knowing how to drive — or even owning a car — doesn't automatically put you on the road to climate ruin.
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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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![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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![People protesting the Brooklyn pipeline in New York City]()
![People protesting the Brooklyn pipeline in New York City]()
This gas utility has agreed to stop building a contentious Brooklyn pipeline — for now
Here’s why activists — and New York City — don’t see it as a win.
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Cancer Alley campaigner wins Goldman Prize for environmental defenders
Sharon Lavigne, a retired special ed teacher, led a successful campaign to block construction of a toxic plant in Louisiana.
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![Collage: an electric car plugged into an electric tower]()
![Collage: an electric car plugged into an electric tower]()
Your electric vehicle could become a mini power plant
And that could make the electrical grid work better for everyone.
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![Jordan Downs public housing in Los Angeles with a new apartment building being constructed in the background.]()
![Jordan Downs public housing in Los Angeles with a new apartment building being constructed in the background.]()
Decades after Watts revolted, the Black neighborhood is being ‘revitalized’ — but the cost is steep
Residents wonder how the most environmentally burdened place in California became one of the most vied-for plots of land in all of LA.
