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The Justice Department is suing a major petrochemical company, arguing that its chemical plant in Reserve, Louisiana, poses an unacceptable risk to the health and welfare of the area’s majority-Black population.
It's the strongest cyclone to hit the U.S. territory in 20 years.
Hydropower loss added 121 million metric tons of carbon emissions over 20 years — about the same as putting 1.3 million more cars on the road.
From "carbon cowboys" to "snow loss cliff," these 10 terms captured the spirit of the hottest year yet.
“There’s this stigma that if you’re homeless, then you’re useless. But collecting bottles and cans — it is work."
The powerful storm caught many people off guard as it drove through six states. As devastating as it was, did Helene truly change anything?
Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.
Professors are increasingly combining classroom instruction with efforts to "green" campuses.
“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”
