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![a wide shot of a fisherman in the mud flats with fishing boats in the background]()
![a wide shot of a fisherman in the mud flats with fishing boats in the background]()
Mining law has barely changed since 1872. Can Congress agree on a fix?
Federal rules for mining haven't been updated since Ulysses S. Grant was president.
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![Farm workers clear out hosing which was used to irrigate an okra field]()
![Farm workers clear out hosing which was used to irrigate an okra field]()
Even with legal protections, extreme heat and wildfire take a toll on farmworkers
Nearly half of workers in California say their farms are not in compliance with safety codes for extreme weather, survey finds.
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![Protestors gather in Dillingham, Alaska for a rally against Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay.]()
![Protestors gather in Dillingham, Alaska for a rally against Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay.]()
EPA issues rare veto, halting Alaska’s Pebble mine
Mining waste would have jeopardized the world’s largest sockeye salmon run.
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![Illustration of a scale balancing two homes, one with smoke coming out of the chimney and the other with a heart]()
![Illustration of a scale balancing two homes, one with smoke coming out of the chimney and the other with a heart]()
Ann Arbor’s big decarbonization bet
The Michigan city has ambitions to go carbon neutral, and they begin in one of its most frontline neighborhoods.
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![Illustration of a tree blocking out the sun]()
Can cities eliminate heat-related deaths in a warming world? Phoenix is trying.
Phoenix hopes a new Office of Heat Response can move fast enough to counter the impacts of deadly heat.
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![California storms 2022 flooding]()
![California storms 2022 flooding]()
The unexpected barrier preventing American small towns from accessing federal climate funds
How a little-known federal grant requirement could hinder climate resilience work.
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![Collage: collapsed bridge over San Joaquin River in 1997 and flooded houses in Stockton in 2023; paintbrush strokes across top of image]()
![Collage: collapsed bridge over San Joaquin River in 1997 and flooded houses in Stockton in 2023; paintbrush strokes across top of image]()
California’s next flood could destroy one of its most diverse cities. Will lawmakers try to save it?
Climate change could submerge Stockton beneath 10 feet of water. The city's aging levees aren't prepared.
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![Father son carried flooding Brentwood California]()
![Father son carried flooding Brentwood California]()
California’s storms are almost over. Its reckoning with flood insurance is about to begin.
Just 1.3 percent of homeowners in the state have national flood insurance policies.
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![Photo of the Space Needle and downtown Seattle seen through industrial smokestacks.]()
![Photo of the Space Needle and downtown Seattle seen through industrial smokestacks.]()
Washington state just started capping carbon emissions. Here’s how it works.
The new system follows in California’s footsteps — except when it doesn’t.
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![Smoke billows from smoke stacks at coal burning power plant.]()
![Smoke billows from smoke stacks at coal burning power plant.]()
EPA’s proposed air pollution standards for soot could save thousands of lives
Health experts say it doesn’t go far enough to limit the deadly pollutant.
