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Rising temperatures are feeding America's sweet tooth — and creating a new public health challenge in the process.
A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
Experts called the verdict “beyond punitive.” The organization plans to appeal and has already filed a countersuit in Europe.
Internal turmoil and delayed aid expose the agency's fragility under Trump.
Unstable electricity is a fact of life on the island, where privatization, underinvestment, and climate change leave the grid at constant risk of collapse.
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause.
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
A new report from the EPA inspector general found the state’s health department saw evidence of elevated lead levels as early as 2015.
What was once considered a climate holy grail comes with serious tradeoffs. The world wants more of it anyway.