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Criminal charges and a class-action settlement may seem like the last chapter in Flint’s story, but many of the most important reforms at the root of the city’s water crisis remain undone.
Wildcat speculators, big oil companies, and state officials alike have been salivating over the Uinta Basin’s rich oil deposits for years.
The sea is invading Hawaii. The military's plan to build a seawall near Pearl Harbor might make the problem worse.
Members of the Mi’kmaq nation reached an agreement to buy Clearwater Seafoods along with its licenses to fish in waters where the tribe’s ancestors once did.
The Civilian Climate Corps would put people to work preparing the nation for hotter heat waves and fiercer storms. They'll need a lot more money to succeed.
Climate groups tell Senate Democrats to abolish the filibuster to save the planet.
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.
The untold history of how people survived the past 2,000 years.
World leaders met virtually Saturday to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement — and announce new climate plans.