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Left Behind
What life is like for the last residents of Staten Island's Oakwood Beach.
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The long legal saga of DAPL arsonist Ruby Montoya is coming to an end
On Thursday, more than five years after admitting to her crimes, Montoya was sentenced to six years in federal prison.
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‘We will all die if we continue like this’: Indigenous people push UN for climate justice
As the General Assembly meets, activists protest for Indigenous rights.
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In Oregon, farmers are revamping century-old irrigation canals to stem water loss
Converting irrigation ditches into pipelines can save water — and create a new source of renewable energy.
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Higher Ground
America’s oldest Black town is trapped between rebuilding and retreating.
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Two ways to think about Patagonia’s $3 billion climate donation
Is it a groundbreaking philanthropic move, or a way to avoid taxes?
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Schools are harnessing solar power in record numbers
Solar arrays offer cost savings and educational opportunities.
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Hurricane Fiona threatens Puerto Rico’s fragile recovery
Five years after Maria, another slow-moving storm "catches the island at the very worst moment."
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Torn Apart
In Houston, a generations-deep community is being dismantled by mandatory buyouts.
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The tragedy of North Birmingham
Industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century. In an epicenter of environmental injustice, officials continue to fail to right the wrongs plaguing the city’s north side.
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Is climate change to blame for the Pakistan floods? Here’s what we know.
New research finds it intensified rains by 50 percent but was hardly the only factor.
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‘Goliath is wobbling’: Louisiana court strikes blow to Formosa’s giant plastics plant
Without air or water permits, the company will have to “go back to the drawing board.”
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