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A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate-health funding

Climate change is driving an explosion in dengue cases. Studying that connection is about to get much harder.

Zoya Teirstein Politics April 3, 2025

Mississippi officials saw the Jackson water crisis coming — and did nothing

A new report from the EPA inspector general found the state’s health department saw evidence of elevated lead levels as early as 2015.

Lylla Younes Accountability August 23, 2024

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How hot weather can tamper with your words

A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.

Kate Yoder Language June 14, 2024

Construction of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Arizona’s water is drying up. That’s not stopping the data center rush.

Though tech companies are secretive about their water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of the state’s supply.

Jake Bittle Technology March 3, 2026

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Sámi need better legal protections to save their homelands

Indigenous territories are sacrificed for global climate goals.

Taylar Dawn Stagner Global Indigenous Affairs Desk February 3, 2025

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Grist launches community engagement project on energy in Georgia

The newsroom worked with partners to host listening sessions, and will create online and printed resources and launch a paid journalism training program.

Lyndsey Gilpin Updates April 3, 2024

President-elect of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum stands at a podium during a press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on June 10, 2024.

Can Claudia Sheinbaum solve Mexico’s water crisis?

The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.

Jake Bittle International June 26, 2024

A wind turbine shown in a filed outside Chicago.

The odds are Illinois won’t hit its 2030 climate goals

From renewables to EVs to workforce training, the state's journey toward decarbonization has "a long way to go and a short time to get there."

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Politics February 6, 2025

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‘Our people are hungry’: What federal food aid cuts mean in a warming world

The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.

Ayurella Horn-Muller & Naveena Sadasivam Food and Agriculture March 18, 2025

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