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Nearly every day since July 31, Benjamin Von Wong has been surrounding his 20-foot-tall art…Homeowners affected by the 2023 Maui wildfires: Here’s how to keep and rebuild your home
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Two years after the devastating 2023 Maui wildfires, homeowners may be facing the prospect of…A look at the growing ‘disaster economy’ turning crisis into cash
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In early July, as the torrential rain that unleashed deadly flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country…Illegal price-gouging is rampant after disasters. Can it be stopped?
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Last January, a series of massive wildfires broke out across the Los Angeles area, fueled by high…Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR…Tribal nations scramble to save clean energy projects as federal support vanishes
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Cody Two Bear, who is Standing Rock Sioux, served on his tribal council during the Dakota Access…Offshore wind leasing is officially dead under Trump
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While the federal government is scaling back regulations on “forever chemicals,” New Jersey is…As California burns, new research shows smoke is wildfire’s silent killer
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Since plastic began to be mass-produced in the 1950s, the material has been building up in the…Who’s who at the plastics treaty talks, from delegates to lobbyists
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As delegates from around the world have negotiated a global plastics treaty over five sessions since…After Texas’ catastrophic floods, families face a daunting question: Rebuild or let go?
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When the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to eliminate the Energy Star program became…Following the USDA’s food and farm funding
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In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding…
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