‘Disasters are a human choice’: Texas counties have little power to stop building in flood-prone areas
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Jul 11, 2025, 4:38 pm By Tristan BaurickThis coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit…Seeing fewer fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.
Jul 11, 2025, 4:45 am By Katie MyersIt’s firefly season in the Blue Ridge. As the sun goes down, they begin to blink and glow along…The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought
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Jul 10, 2025, 4:45 am By Sophie HurwitzIn Louisiana, natural gas — a planet-heating fossil fuel — is now, by law, considered “green…Drought is draining water supplies and driving up food costs where you’d least expect
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Jul 9, 2025, 4:45 am By Tik RootThe “one big beautiful bill” that President Donald Trump signed on July 4 is set to upend many…Amid historic Texas floods, Trump retreats from disaster preparedness
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Jul 7, 2025, 6:29 pm By Matt SimonRescue crews are scrambling to find survivors of catastrophic flooding that tore through Central…Disaster Preparation Recovery Resources
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Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal AhmedExtreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…How climate change is worsening flooding and heavy rainfall
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal AhmedExtreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…How climate change is intensifying hurricanes
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal AhmedExtreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…Conozca sus derechos como inmigrante antes, durante y después de un desastre
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Victoria BouloubasisLos desastres pueden ser abrumadores si usted es un inmigrante, ya sea por su estatus migratorio,…How climate change may be affecting tornadoes
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 am By Amal AhmedExtreme weather seems to make the headlines almost every week, as disasters increasingly strike out…These fishermen made peace with offshore wind. Then Trump came along.
Jul 6, 2025, 9:00 am By Clare Fieseler, Canary MediaGary Yerman, 75, sat nervously in a noisy ballroom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, counting down the…A deadline looms for a new Colorado River plan. What happens if there isn’t one?
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Jul 3, 2025, 5:22 pm By Miacel Spotted ElkPresident Trump’s sweeping tax bill is on its way to his desk for a signature after House…
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