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Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?

The surprising "win-win" for farmers and fire departments.

Frida Garza Food and Agriculture June 23, 2025

A couple looks at the charred remains of their home burned in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, January 9, 2025. Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles remained totally uncontained January 9, 2025, authorities said, as US National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder. Swaths of the United States' second-largest city lay in ruins, with smoke blanketing the sky and an acrid smell pervading almost every building.

Illegal price-gouging is rampant after disasters. Can it be stopped?

Rents jumped 20 percent after this year’s Los Angeles wildfires, forcing displaced residents to scramble for housing in an already-tough market.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather August 12, 2025

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Closures of EPA’s regional environmental justice offices will hurt rural America

Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the country will be left with fewer protections against environmental health hazards and limited options for recourse.

Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder Justice April 5, 2025

The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic

A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here's how it works.

Joseph Winters Accountability May 12, 2025

How the 2024 Paris Olympics handled the heat — and didn’t

The summer games can't compete with rising temperatures. Here's what that means for the future of the Olympics.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Extreme Heat August 9, 2024

Study: The best way to restore ecosystems is to listen to Indigenous peoples

However, outdated science and views lead many researchers to ignore traditional knowledge.

Lyric Aquino Global Indigenous Affairs Desk October 12, 2023

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Behind the ‘butter board’: How the dairy industry took over your feed

A vast constellation of celebrities, from Kelly Ripa to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have helped push dairy sales.

H. Claire Brown Food May 10, 2024

The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual

A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke.

Matt Simon Wildfires June 5, 2025

The exterior of a factory that is painted white and reads Blue Oval

Ford is retreating from EVs — but embracing grid batteries

Amid its $20 billion EV failure, the storied automaker will retool a Kentucky plant to try and break into the booming energy storage sector.

Julian Spector, Canary Media Energy December 21, 2025

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