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How last year’s record-breaking heat wave caused misery and chaos for Washington’s incarcerated population — and why it’s set to happen all over again.
The record breaking settlement is still just “a Band-Aid on a bullet wound,” residents say.
As the West's megadrought continues, communities reliant on hydroelectric power — including tribes and rural towns — face shortages.
People who live near fracking wells and liquified natural gas terminals are pushing back.
Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage.
Strange diseases are spreading in Blackfeet Country. Can canines track down the culprits?
Biden’s EPA will keep a Trump-era emissions standard for airplanes — that doesn’t actually cut emissions.
By using 400,000 customers as leverage.
The technology and policies are falling into place. But we’ll need a revolution in U.S. home retrofit business models and financing to scale up enough to meet the climate challenge.