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![Bleached coral becuse of rising sea temperatures, in Raa Atoll.]()
![Bleached coral becuse of rising sea temperatures, in Raa Atoll.]()
Coral reefs in western Indian Ocean ‘at high risk of collapse in next 50 years’
Reefs from Seychelles to South Africa may become functionally extinct due to global heating and overfishing, study finds.
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![Boston's Red Line]()
![Boston's Red Line]()
Boston’s new mayor promised free public transit. Can she make it happen?
Without state and federal buy-in, experts say fare-free transit is just "talking about dreams."
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![a united airlines plan sits at an airport gate]()
‘Sustainable aviation fuel’ is here, but still has miles to go
United Airlines flew a plane on pure sustainable aviation fuel, but high costs and low supply are still problems.
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![The Chevron facility in Richmond, California is one of more than 400 toxic facilities at risk of major flooding events by 2100.]()
![The Chevron facility in Richmond, California is one of more than 400 toxic facilities at risk of major flooding events by 2100.]()
Toxic Tides: Climate change expected to cause 400 toxic California sites to flood by 2100
Communities of color are five times more likely than the general population to live within half a mile of a toxic site that could flood.
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![Collage: money being dumped into a house with solar panels on it and an electric car]()
![Collage: money being dumped into a house with solar panels on it and an electric car]()
Green incentives usually help the rich. Here’s how the Build Back Better Act could change that.
The reconciliation bill could shake up the tradition of green handouts to the wealthy.
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![Fading trees on red background]()
![Fading trees on red background]()
Wildfires are erasing Western forests. Climate change is making it permanent.
The evidence is clear: Forests are shifting to scrublands across large swaths of the Western U.S.
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![Northern Illinois Food Bank]()
![Northern Illinois Food Bank]()
Food banks are struggling to fill their shelves, and it’s not just supply chain issues
Climate change, inflation, and price gouging are also at play.
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![An aerial shot shows the Mississipi River at a tilt.]()
![An aerial shot shows the Mississipi River at a tilt.]()
Energy company cancels $2.5 billion oil export terminal in Louisiana
The project faced stiff opposition from residents, who argued it would have destroyed a historic slave burial site.
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![Chairman Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., prepare for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine “infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water and public lands,” in Dirksen Building on Thursday, June 24, 2021.]()
![Chairman Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., prepare for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine “infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water and public lands,” in Dirksen Building on Thursday, June 24, 2021.]()
Manchin and Cortez Masto kill chances of reforming outdated hardrock mining law
The nearly 150-year old law allows mining companies to extract resources like copper and lithium royalty-free.
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![Governor of West Virginia Jim Justice alongside a photo of coal]()
![Governor of West Virginia Jim Justice alongside a photo of coal]()
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice faces justice for coal crimes in Kentucky
Kentucky's newest strategy might stop coal barons from gaming the reclamation system.
