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![Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looking at Donald Tr*mp during a cabinet meeting]()
![Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looking at Donald Tr*mp during a cabinet meeting]()
How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base
The administration’s pro-industry tilt — across three executive agencies — is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent.
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![Red barn in snow with a 'no data center' protest sign in the yard]()
![Red barn in snow with a 'no data center' protest sign in the yard]()
The Trump administration’s data center push could open the door for new forever chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals — with limited oversight.
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![A fence cuts across the dry landscape of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.]()
![A fence cuts across the dry landscape of the Great Salt Lake in Utah.]()
A drying Great Salt Lake is spewing toxic dust. It could cost Utah billions.
Instead of waiting for more data, a new report lays out the case for action.
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![An illustration of a man sitting in a clinic or hospital with dialysis machines. His face is not visible but he is looking out a window showing an orange heatwave scene. The room scene is visible through an archway with intricate blue and white tile and a sign in a different language. The scene is set in Nepal.]()
![An illustration of a man sitting in a clinic or hospital with dialysis machines. His face is not visible but he is looking out a window showing an orange heatwave scene. The room scene is visible through an archway with intricate blue and white tile and a sign in a different language. The scene is set in Nepal.]()
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
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![A woman stands in silhouette while holding a baby]()
The birth of the climate doula
In Florida, a new pilot program teaches doulas how to prepare pregnant people for hurricanes, flooding, and extreme heat — addressing a growing climate and maternal health crisis.
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![Illustration of a Kenyan girl standing in front of a hospital bed outside with sandflies surrounding her]()
![Illustration of a Kenyan girl standing in front of a hospital bed outside with sandflies surrounding her]()
As aid dries up in Kenya, millions are threatened by the climate-driven disease kala-azar
Rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have supercharged the breeding of sandflies that spread the disease, putting 5 million at risk.
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![Protestors march across the Brooklyn Bridge]()
In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die
Why some think a “lurid political shakedown” by President Trump will get a pipeline built off Rockaway Beach.
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Breast cancer, dizziness, headaches: El Paso residents ask if a warehouse’s toxic emissions are to blame
After a Grist investigation revealing exposure to the carcinogen ethylene oxide, El Paso residents confront troubling questions about their health.
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![An illustration of the Phoenix landscape with dust and a translucent doctor in the foreground]()
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.
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![Man sitting in a hospital bed with his hand resting on his chest]()
5 things to know about the fungal infection valley fever
Learn how the disease spreads, how to recognize common symptoms, and how it's diagnosed and treated.
