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UPS workers win wage increases, AC in new union contract
"This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide."
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The next pandemic could strike crops, not people
Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming. It leaves us vulnerable to plant disease breakouts.
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Louisiana breaks ground on experimental project to rebuild lost wetlands
The Mid-Barataria Diversion Project is a cornerstone of a $50 billion effort to save the state’s eroding coast.
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![A two-car garage leans precariously on its foundation as a torrent of water flows over a crumbled and undulating driveway following a flood in Barre, Vernont.]()
FEMA maps said they weren’t in a flood zone. Then came the rain.
Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.
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Hawaii’s youth-led climate change lawsuit is going to trial next summer
The plaintiffs, most of them Indigenous youth, say the state’s highway projects promote greenhouse gas emissions and threaten their constitutional rights.
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Why the climate movement doesn’t talk about polar bears anymore
Global warming moved from the North Pole to your backyard — and so did its symbols.
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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought
Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key ocean “conveyer belt.” New research finds it could collapse completely by 2060.
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The author of ‘Blight’ explains how humans supercharged fungal pathogens
Fungal diseases have come for frogs, bats, and bananas, and they're coming for us, too.
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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves
Everything you need to know about the science linking global warming to extreme heat.
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How air pollution and the housing crisis are connected
When you're homeless, dangerous air isn't just during wildfire season.
