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![Two firefighters in silver protective gear spray white foam to put out a fire.]()
![Two firefighters in silver protective gear spray white foam to put out a fire.]()
Destroying ‘forever chemicals’ is a technological race that could become a multibillion-dollar industry
Technology to eliminate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known for their links to fertility problems and some cancers – could be on the horizon.
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![Gas drill near Arlington, Texas.]()
![Gas drill near Arlington, Texas.]()
As fracking increases in Texas, city leaders avoid scrutiny
With demand for natural gas surging during the Russia-Ukraine war, Texans say their homes are on the frontlines of new drilling.
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![Smoke billows from Guayanilla Petrochemical plant in Puerto Rico.]()
![Smoke billows from Guayanilla Petrochemical plant in Puerto Rico.]()
5 climate questions for 2023
Alleged criminal conspiracies, water wars, quake-safe energy, and deforestation are among the biggest climate topics in the coming year.
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![McGowan Peak in Idaho, surrounded by forest.]()
![McGowan Peak in Idaho, surrounded by forest.]()
Idaho cobalt mine is a harbinger of what’s to come
A new venture near Salmon signals an uptick in hardrock mining across the West.
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![A photo of rancher Schuler Wight at one of the 100 abandoned wells on his property.]()
![A photo of rancher Schuler Wight at one of the 100 abandoned wells on his property.]()
Abandoned Texas oil wells are blowing out. The state won’t fix them.
Without state or federal funds, farmers, ranchers, and local governments are struggling to fix the environmental damage left from decades of drilling.
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![Camelback Mountain is visible through hazy, hot air at sunset on June 15, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
![Camelback Mountain is visible through hazy, hot air at sunset on June 15, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
Phoenix could see deadliest year for heat deaths after sweltering summer
After 22 days hitting 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, suspected heat deaths in the Arizona capital topped 450.
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![A house rests on a bridge near the Whitesburg Recycling Center in Letcher County, Kentucky, on Friday, July 29, 2022.]()
![A house rests on a bridge near the Whitesburg Recycling Center in Letcher County, Kentucky, on Friday, July 29, 2022.]()
West Virginia, Kentucky officials ignored plans for catastrophic floods
For years officials have ignored their own completed plans for how to prevent these kinds of disasters from happening in the first place.
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![A person boats in the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County, with hills scorched by the recent Route Fire in the distance, on October 4, 2022 in Castaic, California.]()
![A person boats in the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County, with hills scorched by the recent Route Fire in the distance, on October 4, 2022 in Castaic, California.]()
California’s three-year drought continues with no relief in sight
Despite some rainfall, California is still suffering from an extreme water shortage driven by the climate crisis — and La Niña may worsen it.
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![Numerous recyclable plastic bottles arranged in a group.]()
![Numerous recyclable plastic bottles arranged in a group.]()
‘We can’t recycle our way out’
From chemical recycling to plant-based alternatives, scientists size up the most promising solutions to plastic pollution.
