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Hurricane Beryl makes landfall, fueled by record-breaking ocean heat
No storm in recorded history has reached Category 4 this fast, this early.
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The Biden administration is inching closer to a heat standard for workers — if the election doesn’t doom it
The long-awaited rule could be finalized before November, but it faces political hurdles either way.
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Controversial measure overturning oil well restrictions won’t be on California ballot
The decision to withdraw the ballot measure means that state rules protecting homes and schools near oil and gas wells will go into effect. The companies say they will challenge the law in court.
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Flouting Biden pause, agency approves largest LNG terminal in US
Whether the Louisiana project is built may hinge on federal study of climate and economic impact of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry.
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Indigenous Affairs
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A rare celebration of Indigenous Pacific cultures underscores the cost of climate change
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Nations need to do more to defend Indigenous rights, UN report says
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How an Aboriginal woman fought a coal company and won
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What’s the difference between Indigenous nations co-managing or co-stewarding their land? A lot.
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How climate change is making us sick
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The Cochise County Groundwater Wars
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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect our wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
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How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air Act
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The Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, gutting federal environmental protections
Scrapping the legal precedent could send a "convulsive shock" to decades of federal environmental, financial, and healthcare regulations.
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The Tule River Tribe of California recruits an old ally in its fight against wildfires: Beavers
Beavers were once abundant in North America. Bringing them back could have serious climate benefits.
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Scientists just got closer to solving a major Antarctic puzzle
Two new papers find threats that climate models haven't accounted for, including a tipping point under the ice.
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How to survive a heat wave on a fixed income
As a scorching summer kicks off, New York City’s cooling centers aren’t up to the task.
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
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Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
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How efforts to protect an Indigenous oasis almost led to its demise
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Climate change got a question in the presidential debate. It didn’t get much of an answer.
Biden alluded to the Inflation Reduction Act, while Trump went on an incoherent rant about "H2O."
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Supreme Court blocks an EPA plan to curb ozone air pollution
Environmental advocates say the court’s decision in Ohio v. EPA shows it "is no longer neutral in cases involving environmental regulations.”
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How do you convince someone to live next to a nuclear waste site?
Engineers know how to build a site that can safeguard nuclear waste for 100,000 years. The challenge is convincing people to live next to it.
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The secret to decarbonizing buildings might be right beneath your feet
It's already happening in Massachusetts.
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