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Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own.
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear.
Two years ago, the Supreme Court made it easier to destroy swamps and marshes. Agricultural lobbyists want to keep it that way.
In Asheville, North Carolina, a housing crisis is colliding with a poorly understood health threat.
Plonts, a new plant-based cheese, is taking an irreverent approach to swaying consumers.
A new report documents how cities around the world are becoming more liveable and sustainable in the face of climate change.
A simple legal strategy could spell the end of the fledging industry, which had been poised for renewal. But it may also backfire.