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The temperature-sensitive pathogens that caught U.S. communities off guard are a grim preview of the future.
This summer, the newsroom added four new staffers to cover decarbonization, Indigenous affairs, and the Midwest.
And why we should have.
From California to the Congo, policymakers have long sacrificed Indigenous peoples in the name of conservation.
The grim milestone arrives as rampant flooding hits the Northeastern U.S., India, and Japan.
The closure of one of the nation's most toxic medical equipment sterilization facilities will reduce residents' exposure to carcinogenic ethylene oxide.
Despite health risks, Puerto Rico keeps tax incentives in place for cancer-causing chemical polluters.
"We are truly the canaries in the coal mine."
The Trump administration wants to fast-track logging in the Black Hills. What could go wrong? A lot, say tribes, scientists, and conservationists.
