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Jun 28, 2023, 3:04 pm By Joshua Kimelman
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Jun 28, 2023, 10:15 am By Umar Farooq
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive…Extreme heat will cost the US $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone
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Jun 27, 2023, 10:15 am By Joseph WintersGovernments around the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of tropical forests: They…More Indigenous and local communities are getting land back
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Jun 25, 2023, 1:00 pm By Maria Virginia Olano, Canary MediaThis story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here with permission. As an…Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.
Jun 24, 2023, 1:00 pm By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas TribuneThis story was originally published by The Texas Tribune. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas…New EPA rules tell polluters in Great Lakes communities to clean up legacy coal waste
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When Dulce Ortiz wants to enjoy the beauty of Lake Michigan, walk in a green space, or see and touch…Supreme Court leaves Navajo Nation high and dry
Jun 23, 2023, 10:30 am By Lyric AquinoIn a major blow to the Navajo Nation, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the federal…3M reaches historic settlement over PFAS contamination
Jun 23, 2023, 2:39 am By Zoya Teirstein
Chemical and manufacturing giant 3M and a broad coalition of U.S. cities and towns have reached a…The Pacific Northwest’s deadly 2021 heat wave fuels a new lawsuit against Big Oil
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Jun 22, 2023, 10:30 am By Akielly HuHouseholds in the U.S. use 1 billion fossil-fuel powered machines to heat our homes, cook food, and…When the water isn’t safe to drink
Jun 22, 2023, 10:15 am By Adam Mahoney, Capital B
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