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Cheaper electricity, dirtier air? Black communities navigate a tricky relationship with their polluters
Cheaper electricity, dirtier air? Black communities navigate a tricky relationship with polluters
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The Green New Deal lost in the Senate, but it wasn’t necessarily a fail for Democrats
Most Senate Democrats voted "present" to avoid confronting more controversial pieces of the deal.
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Severe flooding at Pine Ridge Reservation ‘a humanitarian disaster’
While flood recovery is underway in other parts of the Midwest, South Dakota's Oglala Sioux Tribe is still treading water.
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![An aerial view of homes destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.]()
![An aerial view of homes destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.]()
Report: Climate change could make insurance too expensive for most people
As wildfires, flooding, and storms get worse, the world's largest insurance firm says it will have to raise premiums.
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‘Coal just isn’t the future’: Meet the Kentucky miners picking up a new trade
Jobs in southeast Kentucky's coal mines are vanishing. Can green jobs replace them?
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Cyclone Idai lays bare the fundamental injustice of climate change
The storm is not a natural disaster; it was made worse by climate change, centuries of colonialism, and continuing international injustices.
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Veterans and their families are grappling with the military’s toxic legacy
Many military bases are Superfund sites. Here's what it means for our vets' health.
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Breathing while Black or Latino in California is disproportionately hazardous to your health
A new study finds low-income communities and people of color drive less but breathe in more car pollution.
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Could Rikers Island rehabilitate New York City’s dirty energy grid?
New York's dirty gas plants were supposed to be temporary. Years later, here's the city's plan to replace them with renewables.
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Plastic has a long lifespan. It’s probably shortening yours.
How bad are plastics for humans? A new report says we need to look at their entire lifecycle.
