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Hurricane Laura has thrown the Gulf Coast’s underlying environmental health hazards and rampant industrial pollution into stark relief.
Biden promised to prioritize people over polluters. His pick to deliver that, Michal Freedhoff, is facing a bare-bones budget, demoralized staff, and increasingly angry advocates.
Near America’s largest coal-fired power plant, toxins are showing up in drinking water and people have fallen ill. One giant energy company plans to avoid the cleanup costs.
The Klamath Dam removals are a test case for stakeholders working together to better manage water in the West.
A new law in France aims to help keep smartphones out of the dump. It also has global implications.
A Canadian company is drilling exploratory wells in Namibia for what could be a major oil and gas find. Local residents and conservationists fear the project could use up scarce water supplies and cause widespread ecological disruption downstream in the world-renowned Okavango Delta.
Study finds big newspapers -- including the NYT -- favored arguments against climate action.
Tucson, Arizona, is putting climate justice at the center of its plans.
A student-led campaign says the university has a moral obligation to decarbonize by 2030.
