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New Orleans seeks to avert crisis as saltwater nears the city
A saltwater wedge is moving up the drought-drained Mississippi River, threatening public health in New Orleans and beyond.
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New Orleans seeks to avert crisis as saltwater nears the city
A saltwater wedge is moving up the drought-drained Mississippi River, threatening public health in New Orleans and beyond.
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In Jackson, Mississippi, a water crisis that never ends
Residents in Jackson filed an emergency petition with the Environmental Protection Agency last week, requesting relief from an ongoing water crisis.
Pennsylvania lets polluter resume drilling in protected zone, outraging residents in fracking's 'ground zero'
Order was quietly signed on the same day that residents celebrated the energy company’s plea deal on charges of environmental crimes.
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6 environmental wins that gave us hope in 2022
From a thriving new marine park to rules curbing plastic pollution, the past year gave us several reasons to be optimistic for the planet's future.
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Climate change threatening 'things Americans value most,' report says
The latest National Climate Assessment also finds that the United States has warmed 68 percent faster than the planet as a whole.
In a first, U.S. appoints a diplomat for plants and animals
For the first time, the United States is designating a special diplomat to advocate for global biodiversity amid what policymakers here and overseas increasingly recognize as an extinction crisis.
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