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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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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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How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly

From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.

Matt Simon Climate December 14, 2025

A man with his back to the camera considers a row of new washing machines and dryers in an appliance shop.

Washers and dryers are about to get a whole lot more efficient

The new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.

Tik Root Energy February 29, 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

Waterlogged and contaminated: In rural Florida, locals suspect a mining company is to blame for their flooding troubles

Residents are trying to connect the dots between hurricanes, high radium levels, and a mineral mining giant next door.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey & Ayurella Horn-Muller Extreme Weather September 4, 2025

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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

What’s geologic hydrogen? What to know about the clean energy source buried under Michigan.

Research shows the state may be a hotspot for the resource, prompting a scramble to understand its potential.

Vivian La Science February 16, 2026

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