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![A view of eight tanks sitting in the middle of a parched field.]()
![A view of eight tanks sitting in the middle of a parched field.]()
How the Miccosukee Tribe plans to stop oil drilling in the Everglades once and for all
The proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness the tribe considers sacred.
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![A long corridor of dry grass between metal fences, as seen through a metal fence.]()
![A long corridor of dry grass between metal fences, as seen through a metal fence.]()
Texas inmates are being ‘cooked to death’ in extreme heat, complaint alleges
With the threat of another hot summer ahead, advocates asked a federal judge to declare 100-degree-plus conditions in uncooled Texas facilities unconstitutional.
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![A sign that reads Please help God clean up Flint tacked to the side of a building with bars on the windows.]()
![A sign that reads Please help God clean up Flint tacked to the side of a building with bars on the windows.]()
A decade later, Flint’s water crisis continues
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."
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![Cars sit in bumper to bumper traffic on a highway.]()
![Cars sit in bumper to bumper traffic on a highway.]()
A highway in Indiana could one day charge your EV while you’re driving it
Construction of the pilot project on U.S. Highway 52 began this month. State officials hope it can help quell range anxiety and electrify long-haul trucks.
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![A Black woman with short hair and sunglasses stands next to a white woman with short blonde hair and glasses. They both hold signs that say No Railroad in our community.]()
![A Black woman with short hair and sunglasses stands next to a white woman with short blonde hair and glasses. They both hold signs that say No Railroad in our community.]()
Rural Georgia community battles railroad trying to take their land
An officer with the Georgia Public Service Commission says a private company can take land from 18 property owners in Sparta.
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![An aerial view of reddish sand and a red oil rig in the middle of two areas of scrub brush.]()
![An aerial view of reddish sand and a red oil rig in the middle of two areas of scrub brush.]()
Drilling for oil on public land in the US is about to get more expensive
The long-awaited Interior Department policy will raise financial assurance and royalty rates.
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![An orange train rolls on a track in a dense city.]()
![An orange train rolls on a track in a dense city.]()
Mexico City’s metro system is sinking fast. Yours could be next.
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system.
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![An aerial view of a city skyline surrounded by green areas and mountains in the background.]()
![An aerial view of a city skyline surrounded by green areas and mountains in the background.]()
The downballot races that could transform energy policy in Arizona and Nebraska
The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility.
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![A power plant belches smoke at sunset.]()
![A power plant belches smoke at sunset.]()
The US aims to ‘crack the code’ on scaling up geothermal energy production
Per the Department of Energy, 10 percent of electricity could be generated by geothermal systems by 2050.
