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![A silhouette of a Great Lake fisherman.]()
Congress is finally starting to do something about toxic PFAS chemicals
The move follows consumption advisories for the "forever chemicals" in several states.
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![A manhole cover with the seal of the President of the United States embossed on it]()
A sewage crisis is bubbling up in communities of color across the country
Biden's infrastructure bill could provide some relief.
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Detroit’s prison population will soon be stuck living next to a toxic site
“Living in Detroit has given me a deep understanding that fights against the prison system and police are also fights against poverty and pollution.”
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![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
COVID left Portland’s homeless population in crisis mode. Then the heat wave hit
Advocates say cities need to dedicate more resources during extreme weather events to help those without stable housing.
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![A nurse filling a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine]()
![A nurse filling a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine]()
A new way to protect the Amazon: COVID vaccines
How a team of physicians, nurses, and volunteers undertook a three-week journey to vaccinate land protectors in Brazil's rainforests
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![US President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan]()
![US President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan]()
Here’s how Biden is spending his first big environmental justice investment
The EPA has detailed how it will spend $50 million authorized by the American Rescue Plan.
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![two people in white medical coats carry a blow up globe covered in bandages as they walk in front of a building with a medical logo]()
The search for the Dr. Fauci of climate change
A growing number of physicians are trying to transform the medical profession to meet the health challenges posed by climate change.
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How many people has climate change killed already?
A first-of-its-kind study says hotter temperatures have already killed thousands.
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![An old mining cart with cell phones, an electric car, and wind turbines inside of it]()
![An old mining cart with cell phones, an electric car, and wind turbines inside of it]()
The plan to turn coal country into a rare earth powerhouse
With plans for a Made-in-America renewable energy transformation, Biden administration ramps up efforts to extract rare earth minerals from coal waste.
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![An Earth cracked open like an egg with mosquitoes, an asthma inhaler, daffodils, a hospital bed, and a tick coming out of it]()
![An Earth cracked open like an egg with mosquitoes, an asthma inhaler, daffodils, a hospital bed, and a tick coming out of it]()
Doctors put a price tag on the annual health impacts of climate change. It’s $820 billion.
And that’s an underestimate.
