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A deadly fungal disease on the rise in the West has experts worried
Researchers haven’t pinned down exactly what’s behind the rise in Valley fever cases or how to stop it. One thing is nearly certain, though: Climate change plays a role.
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![A girl sits on the ground alone with a sign saying SOS and a sad-looking Earth.]()
Study: More than half of young people think ‘humanity is doomed’
It’s the first study to find that climate anxiety is connected to government inaction.
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Ida left behind a water crisis in the Gulf
Hundreds of thousands of people remain without drinking water -- and there's no timeline for getting it back.
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Medical journals warn of an even bigger health threat than COVID
More than 230 publications said unchecked climate change could have “catastrophic” and irreversible consequences for global health.
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Leaded gasoline is finally gone – but its toxic legacy lingers
"The lead is still there in the soil.”
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More workers are dying from heat. Texas may make it harder to protect them.
Will the US finally enact national heat standards?
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Health care workers join the fight to stop the Line 3 pipeline
Standing with Indigenous groups, physicians call on Biden to revoke Enbridge’s permit.
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Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?
UN report confirms that local agencies need to add heat into air pollution equation
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New study strengthens link between wildfire smoke and severe COVID
Smoke from last year’s West Coast wildfires was associated with almost 20,000 excess COVID-19 cases.
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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them
“We can’t control how much water falls, necessarily, but we can definitely control who is in harm’s way."
