A Grassroots Victory Against Corporate Greed
The story of the water defenders — a community in El Salvador that took on an international mining corporation and, against impossible odds, won a historic victory.
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The News About the News
Harvard law professor Martha Minow on the state of the news business today, and why she thinks the government should play more of a role.
Fossil Leaves May Reveal Climate in Last Era of Dinosaurs
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Other Bad Stuff Your Mask Keeps Out
Frightening diseases from abroad are just a plane ride away. And you still have to worry about the bug you can get from the boy next door. Better mask up!
What’s the Word? Climate Lingo Demystified
Extreme weather has pushed climate change onto center stage, making it more and more important to learn the language scientists use when they talk about the challenges we’re facing.
A Move to Rein In Cancer-Causing ‘Forever Chemicals’
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How Solar Panels and Electric Cars Can Wreck the Environment
Shifting to solar energy and electric vehicles could trash water supplies and endanger biodiversity unless “antiquated” 19th-century mining laws are updated.
In Arctic Alaskan City, Protective Sea Ice Is Vanishing
For centuries, Native Americans in the nation’s northernmost city, Utqiagvik, AK, have handled whatever nature threw their way. Climate change is making adaptation and resilience much harder. This story is Part 1 in a series about how climate change is affecting towns across America.
FBI, Others Crush REvil Using Ransomware Gang’s Favorite Tactic
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This Luxurious Fabric Breaks Down in the Ocean Without Leaving a Trace
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For Coney Island, Hurricane Sandy Was Just the Beginning
In an area devastated by Hurricane Sandy, residents fear the worst is yet to come.
‘We’ve Made History’: Flint Water Crisis Victims to Receive $626M Settlement
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