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A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.
Many of these refineries are located in and around neighborhoods of color.
The U.S.-dominated institution has a track record of harming the very nations it purports to help.
Two years on, the Inflation Reduction Act is seeing results — but not name recognition.
Driving into lower Manhattan is now more expensive, but the toll promises cleaner air, safer streets, and improved subways.
As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms.
Federal investigators found that Alabama neglected a Black community's sewage and sanitation needs — then punished them for the results.
California remains committed to zero-emissions trucking. But Trump's hostility to the idea means it will require creative policymaking.
A project in western Alaska is being fast-tracked in a process that has not yet included legally required consultations with Inupiaq communities.
