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On Maui, returning home means confronting toxic risks
A growing body of research shows that wildfires leave a trail of dangerous chemicals behind.
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In Pennsylvania, state data links fracking to childhood cancer
A new study suggests children near oil and gas wells are 5-7 times more likely to develop lymphoma.
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Montana youth win a historic climate case
A victory for Montanans' right to a clean, healthy environment could set a precedent for other climate lawsuits nationwide.
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What one school’s fight to eliminate PFAS says about Indian Country’s ‘forever chemical’ problem
As the United States begins to crack down on PFAS contamination, Indigenous communities are getting left behind.
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Gulf Coast carbon capture gets $1 billion boost from Biden administration
Texas and Louisiana slated for largest-ever investment in "direct air capture."
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After a Pittsburgh coal processing plant closed, ER visits plummeted
Shutting down carbon-spewing facilities can benefit human health as much as planetary health.
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In Phoenix, emergency room doctors confront the dangers of extreme heat
“Our burn unit is very, very busy."
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From Samoa to the East Coast, doctors are diagnosing and treating climate change
Physicians and medical schools alike are tailoring their approach to public health as climate-related illnesses rise.
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‘Death stars on sinking land’: How liquefied natural gas took over the Gulf Coast
The U.S. is now the world's top exporter of LNG. Towns in southern Louisiana are paying the price.
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Climate change may be fueling a global surge in cholera outbreaks
The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather.
