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The new climate bill could help reveal industrial pollution. But no law requires the government to act.
Miners and their advocates have long demanded stricter standards on exposure to silica, a leading cause of an epidemic of black lung. They’re still waiting.
Regulators voted last week to prohibit wastewater from hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, from being discharged into the lands and water of the Delaware River Basin.
The reports address key challenges and potential solutions for getting these clean energy technologies off the ground.
The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather.
New data suggest wealthy countries may belatedly be providing a promised $100 billion in climate-related aid. But they’ve eroded trust in the process.
The infrastructure woes behind a water failure
The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.
Cleaner trucks will mean better air and health for overburdened communities.
