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After getting her linguistics degree, Nicole Horseherder planned to return home to Black Mesa and teach. But with the region’s aquifers under threat from coal companies, she rallied against them – and won.

On island territories, where most food is imported, achieving a level of food sovereignty is becoming more urgent due to climate change.

Climate change is spurring interest in remaking local infrastructure to accommodate renewable energy, minimize power failures, and expand consumer choice.

An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits.

A call from the environmental influencer to “come out … in nature” sparked backlash from right-wing commenters and politicians.

“We can rebuild a piece of marsh, but in 30 years, that may be the only piece of marsh there.”

As a 20-year ban on mining in the Grand Canyon passes its midpoint, Indigenous nations look to continue protections indefinitely.

Recycling batteries could reduce the need to mine critical minerals - but only if the packs are properly recovered.

The upstate New York city would be one of the first in the country to tackle the energy woes of affordable housing.

More than half the nation's wetlands could lose protection under the Clean Water Act.

How advocates are helping understaffed communities field complicated federal grants.

A quarter of the 13,000 chemicals commonly added to plastics are known to have hazardous properties.

It's the strongest cyclone to hit the U.S. territory in 20 years.

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America may have hit “peak gasoline,” but the fossil fuel’s decline is still too slow to meet climate goals.

Amtrak is the climate-friendly option — if extreme weather doesn't disrupt your trip.

The Arizona mine project won't move forward until more discussions with Indigenous communities.

That's because chemicals banned under the 1987 Montreal Protocol are also potent greenhouse gases.

A new report says beverage companies like Coca-Cola must be “held accountable for the supply chain impacts of their plastics.”

Struggling with depression and on leave from his corporate job, Olatunji Oboi Reed decided to get his bike out of the basement. That ride set him on a new path that led to his current work, promoting racial equity in transportation and beyond.