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State regulators in Colorado have denied a fossil fuel company’s request to drill 33 oil and gas wells near a community in Firestone, a town just north of Denver.
Rising temperatures pushing much more freshwater towards poles than climate models previously estimated.
A new study of users on the popular dating app OkCupid finds that not taking climate change seriously is the biggest deal breaker for those looking for a match.
An industrial worker got one whiff of ethylene oxide. Twenty years later, he still hasn’t recovered — and his community is searching for answers.
As California prepares to destroy a levee and sacrifice its last remaining almond farm, its caretaker remembers the toll floodwaters have taken on his family.
A mother must come to terms with her child's identity, her husband's passing, and the changing landscape of their community.
A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the U.S. needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage.
In Madagascar, a program to provide healthcare and agricultural support transformed a community's relationship to the rainforest.
AB 617 has created a long-winded, bureaucratic process but resulted in little regulation — a design flaw that may be intentional.
