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Are fossil fuel companies guilty of actual murder?
As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate.
A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.
Two Chicago-area institutions teamed up to develop a solid-state battery that packs a huge energy punch—one that could eventually even power airplanes.
How 14 land-grant colleges took 8.2 million acres from 123 Indigenous nations.
Young people traumatized by Hurricane Maria were more likely to report substance use.
How the necessary work of cleaning up can make an even bigger mess.
A federal court has revoked a key permit for Sempra Energy, whose LNG facility could worsen pollution in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost town."
