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![A high-voltage power line runs behind a snowy construction site in Archbald, Pennsylvania.]()
![A high-voltage power line runs behind a snowy construction site in Archbald, Pennsylvania.]()
The AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos
Data centers will swallow 14 percent of Archbald, evict a trailer park, and border many residential properties. Who's to blame is a matter of fierce debate.
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![Rev. Jesse Jackson walks in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint.]()
![Rev. Jesse Jackson walks in a national mile-long march to highlight the push for clean water in Flint.]()
Jesse Jackson’s vision for America embraced environmental justice
The civil rights leader, who died earlier this week, linked segregation, pollution, and political power.
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![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California pursues climate solutions.
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A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat
North Omaha residents, health experts, and two of the utility’s board members aren’t buying it.
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![US President Donald Trump]()
The Trump EPA ended the ‘green new scam.’ A year later, communities are still paying the price.
Across the country, communities that lost grants have responded in a variety of ways — suing the government, searching for other funds, or simply moving on.
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![A man stands on the edge of a river filled with coffee colored sludge]()
![A man stands on the edge of a river filled with coffee colored sludge]()
Louisiana town fights for relief after a billion-dollar oil disaster
Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but Roseland, Louisiana, residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town.
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![collage of a small farmer, a food scientist, a woman picking up food from a food bank, and a woman grocery shopping with the US capitol building in front of them and bright red stripes in the background]()
![collage of a small farmer, a food scientist, a woman picking up food from a food bank, and a woman grocery shopping with the US capitol building in front of them and bright red stripes in the background]()
How the shutdown broke America’s food chain — and what happens next
Cash-strapped farmers, gaps in the public safety net, and food inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what in the years to come.
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![A man holds onto a rope attached to a tree felled on the beach in Suriname]()
![A man holds onto a rope attached to a tree felled on the beach in Suriname]()
Why one of the world’s greenest countries is betting its future on oil
The rainforest nation of Suriname says it can build an oil industry without harming the planet. Is it climate pragmatism — or wishful thinking?
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Chicago has a lead pipe problem. Millions earmarked to address it remain untouched.
City officials have struggled to meet state and federal deadlines, and many residents have yet to receive warnings about the risks of lead pipes.
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![RFK Jr. and Brooke Rollins hold up ice cream cones]()
![RFK Jr. and Brooke Rollins hold up ice cream cones]()
How climate change is fueling your sugar addiction
Rising temperatures are feeding America's sweet tooth — and creating a new public health challenge in the process.
