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Causes
coal seam fires
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The fires below

The world’s least understood ignition source is causing devastating wildfires across Montana’s Powder River Basin.
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Colorado's Marshall Fire

The place that coal built and fire burned

Extractive industry laid the infrastructure for the suburban sprawl that fueled Colorado’s destructive Marshall Fire.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Soil tests reveal toxic metals lingering in L.A. burn zones after government cleanup

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Alaska villages face soaring energy costs as GOP debate threatens clean energy tax credits

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Louisiana coastal restoration project faces new turmoil over hidden environmental report

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Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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Nuclear revival plan faces obstacles at Tennessee Valley Authority

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

CLIMATE
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Scientists move forward with climate assessment work despite federal dismissals