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A shortage of potable water and the toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants the flood left behind has prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina.
The funds for the liquified natural gas terminals went against the bank’s own policy on fossil fuel investments.
A quarter of marine life depends on coral reefs. So do 1 billion people.
The drastic policy shifts will make it harder on those who grow food — and on those struggling to afford to eat.
From California to the Congo, policymakers have long sacrificed Indigenous peoples in the name of conservation.
This summer, the newsroom added four new staffers to cover decarbonization, Indigenous affairs, and the Midwest.
The grim milestone arrives as rampant flooding hits the Northeastern U.S., India, and Japan.
Farmers spread treated human waste on their crops. It's full of forever chemicals.
Regulators just imposed unprecedented fees on water usage in the state's agricultural heartland.