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The grim milestone arrives as rampant flooding hits the Northeastern U.S., India, and Japan.
Since the Standing Rock protests in 2017, 19 states have passed so-called critical infrastructure laws.
But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale?
After 93,000 people were exposed to jet fuel-laced water, federal officials are finally cleaning up a leaking petroleum storage facility.
Even as Puerto Rico's fisherfolk navigate rising seas and monster storms, a maze of bureaucracy is proving to be their biggest obstacle.
State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.
More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.
The Biden administration's new proposal makes drilling for oil on public lands a lot more expensive.
A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity.
