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![A woman wearing a blazer stands next to a water well with a farmhouse in the background]()
![A woman wearing a blazer stands next to a water well with a farmhouse in the background]()
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources
PFAS chemicals have unexpectedly turned up in well water in rural farmland, far from any industrial areas, airports, or military bases.
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![signs that say 'say no to biochar' and 'not moreau' on a lawn. The biochar sign has a poop emoji drawn on it]()
![signs that say 'say no to biochar' and 'not moreau' on a lawn. The biochar sign has a poop emoji drawn on it]()
This New York town doesn’t want to be a climate experiment
A developer wanted to build a facility to capture carbon. Locals saw an environmental menace.
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![Bottled water and a toilet paper roll sit on a small box near a house]()
Some towns still don’t have drinkable water months after Hurricane Helene. A full recovery could take years.
The flooding that devastated western North Carolina during Hurricane Helene knocked out dozens of rural water systems.
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![A multistory commercial building that says ADM]()
The nation’s first commercial carbon sequestration plant is in Illinois. It leaks.
The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."
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As Helene’s immediate impacts recede, a public health threat rises
A shortage of potable water and the toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants the flood left behind has prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina.
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Is climate anxiety a pressing problem, or a luxury?
Concerns about our future are valid — but they aren't always shared by those who are fighting to survive in the present.
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![Collage of three images — trucks spraying for mosquitos, micrograph of the pituitary gland, and an adult mosquito]()
![Collage of three images — trucks spraying for mosquitos, micrograph of the pituitary gland, and an adult mosquito]()
As climate change helps mosquitoes spread disease, critics push for alternatives to pesticides
In response to outbreaks of West Nile virus and EEE, cities spray chemicals to kill mosquitoes. Is there a better way?
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![A woman in a blue shirt holds a cold water bottle to her arm]()
![A woman in a blue shirt holds a cold water bottle to her arm]()
In Montana, 911 calls reveal impact of heat waves on rural seniors
Montana’s population is among the oldest in the country, and those over 65 are especially vulnerable to heat-related illness.
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![Tweezers holding a red insect with long front legs.]()
![Tweezers holding a red insect with long front legs.]()
Climate change is sending ticks into new areas. Georgia researchers are on it.
They've mapped an unwelcome guest: the lone star tick.
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![Collage of environmental defenders' faces, a funeral procession for a Mexican environmentalist, and the Mina Santa Barbara coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico.]()
![Collage of environmental defenders' faces, a funeral procession for a Mexican environmentalist, and the Mina Santa Barbara coal mine in Coahuila, Mexico.]()
‘Living under this constant threat’: Environmental defenders face a mounting mental health crisis
Environmental activists are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. Now, a growing network of mental health shelters in South America hopes to fill a void in care.
