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Black water: How industry is fighting stricter controls for a little-known drinking water contaminant
High levels of manganese in drinking water could harm infants and children, research shows. But industries that use or produce the metal are downplaying the risks in a battle with the EPA.
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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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Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.
Plastic straws used to be “environment enemy number one.”
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Climate change may be fueling a global surge in cholera outbreaks
The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather.
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In the US, a fungal disease is spreading fast. A hotter climate could be to blame.
A potentially fatal pathogen called Candida auris has adapted to cross the “temperature barrier” into humans, causing cases to jump by 1,200 percent since 2017.
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A brain-swelling illness spread by ticks is on the rise in Europe
Experts say climate change plays a role: “It’s a really common problem that was absent 20 or 30 years ago.”
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Mosquitos are moving to higher elevations — and so is malaria
Climate change is driving mosquitoes to new heights, bringing the bugs, and the diseases they carry, to newly vulnerable populations.
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The overlooked climate consequences of AI
Experts say the current hype ignores how AI contributes to emissions, misinformation, and fossil fuel production.
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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
3M sold "forever chemicals" for decades. Will it foot the bill to get them out of our water supply?
