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A mountain of used clothes appeared in Chile’s desert. Then it went up in flames.
Smoke from last year’s West Coast wildfires was associated with almost 20,000 excess COVID-19 cases.
From backyards to sidewalks, communities in Philadelphia and beyond see food-bearing trees as a path to food justice and climate adaptation.
A grand jury and the EPA have cited potential disposal problems, and activists are fighting new injection wells. Yet the gas industry claims fracking is essential for the state’s economic health and that most of its wastewater is safely recycled.
On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents.
As the years tick by and Earth continues to warm, scientists will continue to clock record-breaking temperatures on land and sea.
How a group of community scientists are using a plant to take control of the air they breathe.
Funding for green jobs, climate research, and environmental justice.
As much of the world emerged from lockdown, coal stepped in to meet energy needs.
