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Study: People of color breathe more polluted air, regardless of income

U.S. air quality has gotten better, but disparities remain

Mark Armao Equity December 16, 2021

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Republicans care more about the climate if you speak their language

A threat to "freedom"? How a new study changed minds in the real world.

Kate Yoder Politics June 21, 2021

Federal drilling in Kern County. (Jesse Pluim / Bureau of Land Management)

Interior’s new oil and gas leasing plan sidesteps climate action

The report leaves the door open for new leases on public land. What does that mean for the West?

Theo Whitcomb Economics December 3, 2021

Biden takes a stand for old-growth trees

On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that his agency was barring large-scale old-growth logging in the forest.

Zoya Teirstein July 16, 2021

Governor of West Virginia Jim Justice alongside a photo of coal

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice faces justice for coal crimes in Kentucky

Kentucky's newest strategy might stop coal barons from gaming the reclamation system.

Adam Mahoney Accountability November 23, 2021

Income-based electric bills: The newest utility fight in California

A state law calling for utility bills to be based on household income could drive adoption of EVs and heat pumps — or punish rooftop solar and efficiency.

Jeff St. John, Canary Media Energy May 14, 2023

FEMA’s new flood insurance plan is drawing the battle lines over climate adaptation

“The new system confirms what we knew about the National Flood Insurance Program — which was that it’s a deeply unfair system."

Jake Bittle Housing October 1, 2021

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Extreme heat will take an unequal toll on tribal jails

Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.

Joseph Lee, Jessie Blaeser, & Chad Small Indigenous Affairs May 10, 2023

The Cochise County Groundwater Wars

A thirsty megafarm is driving a libertarian enclave in Arizona to embrace a radical solution: government regulation.

Jake Bittle Regulation October 25, 2022

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