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How Black communities are bridging the food access gap

Amid the pandemic and racial-justice uprisings, Black organizers nationwide are getting fresh, healthy food and groceries to those who need it most.
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‘Fight harder,’ U.N. Chief António Guterres implores, rousing climate ambassadors at COP31

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, spoke at COP31, a meeting aimed at reducing emissions, amid a sharp drop in attendance by world leaders.
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White steam flows from the huge 548 foot cooling towers at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro Georgia.
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New Dem regulators plan to take on Georgia Power’s data center gas boom

For the first time in 30 years, the state’s utility commission will have a Democratic majority — and they’re targeting Georgia Power’s costly fossil gas buildout.

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Gulf Stream chart. Warm surface and cold subsurface flow in the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America, Africa, Europe and Greenland.
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Weakening ocean currents could send globe into new ice age: report

Winters across the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest aren’t mild, but a change in ocean currents might dial up weather to new extremes.
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Democrats won big. Does that mean climate is back on the agenda?

Even if legislators shy away from the word “climate,” it is deeply tied to top priorities on affordability and data centers.
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Turkey urges global zero-waste pledge at COP31 climate talks

As world leaders arrive at United Nations climate talks in the Turkish resort town of Antalya, calling for urgent climate action, co-host Turkey also wants to halve the amount of global waste in the next decade.
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Oil slicks seen from space: The devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems

Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife.

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Coal, cancer and COP31: How Turkey’s drive to expand a major coal plant is polluting its climate push

As Turkey welcomes world leaders to COP31, a reliance on fossil fuels — with little end in sight — is severely undermining its climate credentials.

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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.

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Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities

“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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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