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As the planet warms, laborers need special clothes to cope. But they also need government protections.
As the petrochemical industry grows, the disaster is a reminder of the health and safety risks that accompany reliance on fossil fuels.
Advocates allege the state hindered Black residents from receiving critical federal funds.
The locals are worried: “Just because CO2 sequestration can be done doesn't mean it should be done."
A shortage of potable water and the toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants the flood left behind has prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina.
As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground — but dedicated anglers and scientists are racing to save them.
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."
From breaker-masking to voltage mismatches, America’s grid isn’t ready for balcony solar — yet.
A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris.
