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![The Sacred Maori mountain of Te Mata peak in the Hawkes bay of New Zealand.]()
![The Sacred Maori mountain of Te Mata peak in the Hawkes bay of New Zealand.]()
Using a board game to plan for a changing planet
For one Māori community, a board game sparked serious discussions about flood risk.
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![A man on a road with an orange standstorm in the background]()
![A man on a road with an orange standstorm in the background]()
How debt cancellation could help poor countries prepare for climate change
A new report calls on rich countries to provide immediate relief.
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![Female hand holding positive pregnancy test layered on top of torn United States constitution and refinery smokestacks silhouetted on bright yellow in the background]()
![Female hand holding positive pregnancy test layered on top of torn United States constitution and refinery smokestacks silhouetted on bright yellow in the background]()
What overturning Roe v. Wade means for pregnant people in pollution hotspots
Communities near polluting sites tend to be disproportionately lower income and people of color — populations that are more likely to need abortion care in the first place.
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![Protestors march holding a sign that reads]()
![Protestors march holding a sign that reads]()
Environmental justice law in New York could prevent new pollution in hard-hit neighborhoods
The state joins New Jersey in passing toughest legislation in country.
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![Collage: dark background with barely visible American flag and a pile of burning trash with smoke rising up and partially obscuring a silhouette of lungs]()
![Collage: dark background with barely visible American flag and a pile of burning trash with smoke rising up and partially obscuring a silhouette of lungs]()
Twice Burned
How the U.S. military’s toxic burn pits are poisoning Americans — overseas and at home
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![Michal Freedhoff speaks to the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Oct. 27, 2021.]()
![Michal Freedhoff speaks to the House Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the Committee on Oct. 27, 2021.]()
She’s supposed to protect Americans from toxic chemicals. First, she just has to fix Trump’s mess and decades of neglect.
Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff, and increasingly angry advocates.
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![Cup of dirty water with collage of pipe and barrels leaking black liquid that is seeping into the ground]()
![Cup of dirty water with collage of pipe and barrels leaking black liquid that is seeping into the ground]()
New Jersey could be opening new front in war for clean water
Civil suit against legacy polluters aims to help frontline community with groundwater contamination.
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![Emergency crews search through the flattened Mayfield Consumer Products building on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky.]()
![Emergency crews search through the flattened Mayfield Consumer Products building on December 11, 2021 in Mayfield, Kentucky.]()
Climate change is making jobs deadlier — and OSHA can’t take the heat
The agency was chartered almost 20 years before the first Congressional hearing on climate change.
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![Black and white picture of the front of a Dollar Tree store at night]()
![Black and white picture of the front of a Dollar Tree store at night]()
The cost of toxic products? Just $1
A new report finds your dollar store savings may come with a big health cost.
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![illustration of a log cabin tilting left and sinking into ground, silhouetted pine trees on each side of the cabin, with the Northern Lights in a dark sky and puddles on ground reflecting the sky]()
![illustration of a log cabin tilting left and sinking into ground, silhouetted pine trees on each side of the cabin, with the Northern Lights in a dark sky and puddles on ground reflecting the sky]()
As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing
As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing.
