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![An image of white pills against an orange background]()
Extreme heat could impact the effectiveness of birth control and pregnancy tests
Many states with abortion bans are experiencing broiling summers — and the heat could damage supplies such as emergency contraception and condoms.
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![A man stares out at an abandoned factory.]()
![A man stares out at an abandoned factory.]()
A renewable energy battery plant will rise in West Virginia where a steel mill once stood
The $760 million project will create 750 jobs on the site of what was once the beating heart of the steel economy in the Ohio River valley.
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![A wire fence outside of a house with clothes drying on top.]()
![A wire fence outside of a house with clothes drying on top.]()
A community-led approach to prevent flooding expands in Illinois
In a region where communities of color are most impacted by flooding, RainReady is bringing together community members to create flood mitigation plans.
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![A stone sign that reads CalPERS in front of an office building and tree.]()
![A stone sign that reads CalPERS in front of an office building and tree.]()
One person stopped California’s divestment from fossil fuels — again
The state's pension funds have an estimated $14.8 billion invested in fossil fuel companies.
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![An aerial view of tanks and metal structures.]()
EPA approved a fuel ingredient even though it could cause cancer in virtually every person exposed over a lifetime
An EPA document shows that a new Chevron fuel ingredient has a lifetime cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than what the agency usually finds acceptable — even greater than another Chevron fuel’s sky-high risk disclosed earlier this year.
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![A view of a bay with a factory in the background against an orange sky, as a person walks on the water's edge and a bird flies above.]()
![A view of a bay with a factory in the background against an orange sky, as a person walks on the water's edge and a bird flies above.]()
The one-mile rule: Texas’ unwritten and arbitrary policy protects big polluters from citizen complaints
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
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![A woman in a green hard hat stands in front of a metal pole in the desert.]()
![A woman in a green hard hat stands in front of a metal pole in the desert.]()
Nevada shows states how to build workforce for solar energy boom
The state has jumped to the forefront in retraining workers for jobs at large-scale solar plants, and workers from other states are flocking there for guidance.
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![A view of a pristine forest on the edge of a lake.]()
Will a fear of fires burn New York?
Prescribed burns are banned in New York’s largest tracts of forest, but some rangers say they need to torch the brush to save the trees.
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![A view of a green slop and snow-crested mountains.]()
![A view of a green slop and snow-crested mountains.]()
The case of the Colorado River’s missing water
Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river.
