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![A farmworker fights the Thomas Fire on December 7, 2017 near Fillmore, California.]()
![A farmworker fights the Thomas Fire on December 7, 2017 near Fillmore, California.]()
As heat rises, who will protect farmworkers?
There are currently no nationwide regulations that spell out what employers must do to protect workers from heat.
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![overhead view of saleswoman showing two people an electric vehicle's charging port]()
![overhead view of saleswoman showing two people an electric vehicle's charging port]()
Americans are coming around on electric cars
More than a third said they'd consider buying or leasing an EV.
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![An aerial picture shows Islands jutting out into a lake amid the vast swamplands of the Sudd, around the border of Jonglei and Unity states in Southern Sudan, on June 21, 2011.]()
![An aerial picture shows Islands jutting out into a lake amid the vast swamplands of the Sudd, around the border of Jonglei and Unity states in Southern Sudan, on June 21, 2011.]()
Will a Nile canal project dry up Africa’s largest wetland?
South Sudan is moving ahead with plans for a 240-mile canal to divert water from the White Nile and send it to Egypt. But critics warn the megaproject would desiccate the world’s second largest wetland, impacting its rich wildlife and the rains on which the region depends.
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![Collage: cutouts of a wildfire with smoke, a protest sign reading]()
![Collage: cutouts of a wildfire with smoke, a protest sign reading]()
The next climate battle in the courts is over mental health
European lawsuits allege that climate inaction is causing psychological harm — and violating human rights.
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![Cotton fields near the town of Ralls, about 30 miles east of Lubbock, on June 22.]()
![Cotton fields near the town of Ralls, about 30 miles east of Lubbock, on June 22.]()
West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records
2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.
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![Collage: United States Supreme Court building with planet Earth, an oil pumpjack, and vintage one hundred dollar bills surrounding it in a semi triangular layout]()
![Collage: United States Supreme Court building with planet Earth, an oil pumpjack, and vintage one hundred dollar bills surrounding it in a semi triangular layout]()
How a 50-year-old PR strategy influenced the Supreme Court’s EPA decision
E. Bruce Harrison developed the "Three Es" in the 1970s. Now the framing is everywhere.
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![A large pile of coal and rocks with a coal power plant smokestack in the distance]()
![A large pile of coal and rocks with a coal power plant smokestack in the distance]()
As natural gas prices soar, coal makes a comeback in Europe
In some markets, the price for natural gas has risen 700%.
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As North Carolina warms, one farm is turning to a tropical crop: Taro
It’s part of a larger effort to make the food system more resilient to climate change — and more delicious.
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A Hawaii bill would limit solar power. Gov Ige plans to veto it
Controversial legislation would have derailed state's clean energy efforts.
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![Illustration: a large pink and orange circle with small red and green blobs representing a microscopic view of Powassan virus; a deer tick positioned in the bottom right section of the circle as though walking out of frame]()
![Illustration: a large pink and orange circle with small red and green blobs representing a microscopic view of Powassan virus; a deer tick positioned in the bottom right section of the circle as though walking out of frame]()
A lethal tick-borne disease is spreading in the US, driven by climate change
Experts say it's not time to freak out — yet.
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![A man fishes in a Colorado stream.]()
![A man fishes in a Colorado stream.]()
The Colorado stream case that could revolutionize river access
Who owns the beds of Colorado’s rivers? After years of uncertainty and altercations, a court may soon decide.
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![offshore oil platforms during a blood red sunset]()
Biden proposes more offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska
The administration argues that without major climate policies to cut demand, lease sales will bring “net benefits.”
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