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Tribes in Minnesota are paying the steepest price for the steel industry’s mercury pollution
Steel companies that process taconite release a slew of pollutants — and they're suing the EPA over new regulations.
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Heirloom
In a haven city defined by scientific progress, one woman hides a gift from her ancestors that contains a key to the future.
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Hunger was already bad enough. Then Beryl hit.
Food spoils when the power goes out, exposing more people to hunger and food insecurity. But the crisis goes deeper than that.
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The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat
Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.
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Indigenous Affairs
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Colorado’s dirty secret: A $500 billion mining industry built on Indigenous land
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To save the Amazon, what if we listened to those living within It?
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A Biden effort to conserve oceans is leaving out Indigenous peoples, report finds
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The Tule River Tribe of California recruits an old ally in its fight against wildfires: Beavers
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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 siting of an offshore wind port raises new conflicts in Maine
Coastal residents are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry.
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The race to save glacial ice records before they melt away
As glaciers melt around the globe, scientists are racing to retrieve ice cores that contain key historical records of temperature and climate that are preserved in the ice.
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In a rare court action, an Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme temperatures
Multnomah County recorded its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people.
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When is it safe to burn fields? In Thailand, farmers can turn to a new app to check.
Researchers at Chiang Mai University developed a system that aims to reduce deadly smog from agricultural burning, while shifting the blame away from farmers.
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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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The $1.7 billion bet on American-made EVs, explained by the Secretary of Energy
Jennifer Granholm tells Grist why the Biden administration is paying to convert auto plants into ones that can churn out EVs.
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Timeline: The Georgia Public Service Commission’s key decisions
A look at the state board’s most important moments in the last 15 years, from new nuclear reactors and gas plants to lawsuits and bill increases.
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Homeowners associations in Michigan now have to allow rooftop solar
A new law makes it difficult for HOAs to say no to sun power.
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Dangerous heat grips the US for another record-shattering summer
The longer this lasts, the deadlier it gets.
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