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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.]()
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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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![NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, ALASKA - MAY 9: A grizzly bear walks on the tundra underneath a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near the Dalton Highway on May 9, 2025 about 10 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (53 miles north of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay. The 800-mile-long pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)]()
![NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, ALASKA - MAY 9: A grizzly bear walks on the tundra underneath a portion of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) near the Dalton Highway on May 9, 2025 about 10 miles north of Atigun Pass in North Slope Borough, Alaska. The Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) stretches 414 miles across northern Alaska from Livengood (53 miles north of Fairbanks) to Prudhoe Bay. The 800-mile-long pipeline pushes oil from Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)]()
Dismantling the Endangered Species Act will hurt a lot more than just wildlife
The Trump administration's proposed rollbacks open the door for more drilling, mining, and logging.
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How to make data centers less thirsty
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
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How gas stations can become the best place to charge your EV
Fuel retailers are betting that fast chargers, clean bathrooms, and tasty snacks will draw EV drivers — and keep their stations central to how motorists refuel.
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Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of ‘don’t say climate’ politics.
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Illinois has few remaining wetlands. A Trump administration proposal could decimate what’s left.
If the rule takes effect, more than two-thirds of Illinois’ wetlands could lose federal protections.
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![Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivers a speech during the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on November 6, 2025.]()
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10 years after the Paris Agreement, world leaders are letting go of its most famous goal
This year's U.N. climate negotiations crashed out on a hard truth: It’s all about the money.
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Scorching Saturdays: The rising heat threat inside football stadiums
Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents at college football stadiums in the South could be a warning sign for universities across the country.
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Tehran’s water crisis is a warning for every thirsty city
Why Iran’s capital is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last.
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COP30’s biofuel gamble could cost the global food supply — and the planet
What was once considered a climate holy grail comes with serious tradeoffs. The world wants more of it anyway.
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Violent ‘storms’ hidden under Antarctica’s ice could be speeding its decline
When ice freezes and melts, it creates vortices that drag warmer waters from the depths to the surface, where they eat away at the continent's rapidly degrading ice shelves.
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‘Climate smart’ beef? After a lawsuit, Tyson agrees to drop the label.
Advocates say a recent settlement is a win in the fight to hold industrial ag giants accountable.
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This pig’s bacon was delicious. But she’s alive and well.
A company called Mission Barns is cultivating pork fat in bioreactors and turning it into meatballs and other products. Honestly, they're pretty darn good.
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