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North Carolina tribes fear pipeline will damage waterways, burial grounds
A fracking company wants to extend the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the lands of Indigenous people and predominantly Black communities.
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![A firefighting helicopter flies as smoke from the Alisal Fire shrouds the sun on October 13, 2021 near Goleta, California. Pushed by high winds, the Alisal Fire grew to 6,000 acres overnight, shutting down the much-traveled 101 Freeway along the Pacific Coast.]()
![A firefighting helicopter flies as smoke from the Alisal Fire shrouds the sun on October 13, 2021 near Goleta, California. Pushed by high winds, the Alisal Fire grew to 6,000 acres overnight, shutting down the much-traveled 101 Freeway along the Pacific Coast.]()
California’s Alisal Fire signals that fall wildfire season is underway
The coast is aflame as the Santa Ana winds shift.
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![A crowd at the People vs. Fossil Fuels protests in Washington, D.C.]()
Report: Biden has the power to prevent 1.6 billion metric tons of emissions annually
Protesters want Biden to stop fossil fuel infrastructure — and a new analysis shows just how much of a difference that would make.
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Toxic algae blooms are multiplying. The government has no plan to help.
A new watchdog report shows the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have a cohesive strategy for dealing with freshwater harmful algal blooms.
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Two years and a pandemic later, climate protests return to Washington
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North Carolina tribes fear pipeline will damage waterways, burial grounds
A fracking company wants to extend the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the lands of Indigenous people and predominantly Black communities.
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![A firefighting helicopter flies as smoke from the Alisal Fire shrouds the sun on October 13, 2021 near Goleta, California. Pushed by high winds, the Alisal Fire grew to 6,000 acres overnight, shutting down the much-traveled 101 Freeway along the Pacific Coast.]()
![A firefighting helicopter flies as smoke from the Alisal Fire shrouds the sun on October 13, 2021 near Goleta, California. Pushed by high winds, the Alisal Fire grew to 6,000 acres overnight, shutting down the much-traveled 101 Freeway along the Pacific Coast.]()
California’s Alisal Fire signals that fall wildfire season is underway
The coast is aflame as the Santa Ana winds shift.
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