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A prairie farm field with a tractor

Can climate change help farmers on the Prairies?

A changing climate, and prolonged drought in many regions, has had a surprising impact for some farmers: better yields.

Two African women walking away from Lake Victoria with buckets on their heads

Kenyan women defy fishing taboos as climate change threatens Lake Victoria

In a lakeside village in Kenya's Kisumu County, women were forbidden from fishing, until Rhoda Ongoche Akech defied the stigma.

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Can renewables withstand our worsening climate?

Renewables have been touted as the silver bullet to tackling climate change, but can they withstand our warming planet?
A burned landscape with blackened soil

Wildfires make soil poisonous

New research shows that intense wildfires can transform naturally occurring chromium in soil into a carcinogenic form that lingers in air and groundwater for years.

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Leaked memos show Supreme Court ignored climate dangers in Obama regs fight

Conservative justices focused on industry costs when blocking the Clean Power Plan, the first climate rule proposed for the power sector.
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Escape route from Iran energy shock leads to China, US allies find

Countries are navigating between the desire to speed up the green transition and worries over Beijing’s clean-tech dominance.
Aerial view of Colorado River and Glen Canyon Dam

US Interior Department unveils emergency plans for Colorado River

The Trump administration will pull its emergency levers to head off a major water and power crisis.
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Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals

One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”

Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro speaks with the state flag and American flag behind him.

Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?

A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”

wildfire retardants being sprayed by plane

New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.

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