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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.]()
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.
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![Yuvelis Natalia Morales sitting on a tree stump]()
Opposing fracking cost one Colombian activist her mental health. She’s fighting to win it back.
"At some point, they will kill you and kill all of us," environmental leader Yuvelis Natalia Morales Blanco was told.
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![White mosquito eggs in brown liquid in three clear test tubes.]()
How climate change is expanding the reach of EEE, a rare and deadly mosquito-borne illness
Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease with a high mortality rate, has been spreading in the Northeast as temperatures rise.
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![Collage of Los Angeles smog, President Richard Nixon signing a bill, cars on a California freeway, and a vintage cartoon clipping]()
![Collage of Los Angeles smog, President Richard Nixon signing a bill, cars on a California freeway, and a vintage cartoon clipping]()
The forgotten fight to ban gas-powered cars in the 1960s
Half a century ago, an obscure state senator fought to ban gas-powered cars — and almost won.
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Thawing Alaskan permafrost is unleashing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
"It has that sense of a bomb that's going to go off."
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![Papers with medical writing on them and photographs including employee ID badges]()
An invisible, toxic chemical has been poisoning residents in Puerto Rico for decades
An industrial worker got one whiff of ethylene oxide. Twenty years later, he still hasn’t recovered — and his community is searching for answers.
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![Black and white photo of Steri-Tech facility and Salinas homes with green fumes creeping in from edge of frame]()
![Black and white photo of Steri-Tech facility and Salinas homes with green fumes creeping in from edge of frame]()
Why Puerto Rico remains a tax haven for polluters
Despite health risks, Puerto Rico keeps tax incentives in place for cancer-causing chemical polluters.
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![Collage of permanent total enclosure with green fumes surrounding it]()
Why the EPA is relying on unproven technology to stop cancer-causing emissions
Regulators hope sealed enclosures can keep a dangerous chemical from getting loose. Experts think they’re wrong.
