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At the U.N., leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism.
A U.S. renewable diesel refiner purchased tallow from slaughterhouses supplied by ranches fined for illegal clearing of Brazilian forests.
As the federal government pushes more disaster recovery responsibilities onto states, they are “sitting ducks” for contractors.
PFAS chemicals have unexpectedly turned up in well water in rural farmland, far from any industrial areas, airports, or military bases.
In a field of muddy results, it's among the clearest findings that one cognitive scientist has seen in his career.
New maps show that where animal feeding operations exist, higher percentages of Latino and uninsured residents also live.
The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility.
As the planet traps more energy than it releases, the pathways for global food production are being upended.
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency's fragility under Trump.