Environment & Climate
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Louisiana LNG Boom Faces Scrutiny as Woodside Project Set to Become State Top Greenhouse Gas Contributor
The landscape of the American energy sector underwent a seismic shift in 2016 when Louisiana launched the nation’s first major…
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The Hidden Cost of North Carolina Data Center Tax Breaks and the Growing Debate Over State Revenue Transparency
Tax breaks for data centers in North Carolina are currently siphoning as much as $57 million each year from state…
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The Crisis of Competence and the Push for State Autonomy The Future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
The first year of the Trump administration has been marked by a series of systemic shocks that have brought the…
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Don’t Mention the Climate: Trump Administration Pressure at Global Finance Talks Creates Diplomatic Impasse Over Climate Finance
The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group in Washington, D.C., have commenced under…
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New York City Inaugurates First Deliverista Hub Marking a Milestone for Gig Worker Rights and Urban Infrastructure
On a bright Tuesday in downtown Manhattan, a sleek, modernist structure of glass and metallic columns was unveiled at a…
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California Moves to Phase Out Toxic Forever Chemical Pesticides in Agricultural Sector to Protect Public Health and Food Supply
California Assemblymember Nick Schultz has introduced landmark legislation aimed at fundamentally altering the landscape of American agriculture by phasing out…
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The Legacy of the Church Sampler: How a Century-Old Tool Battles the Modern West’s Growing Snow Drought
On a biting February morning in Washington’s Cascade Mountains, Toby Rodgers, a hydrologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural…
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Extreme heatwaves are breaching human survival limits more frequently than previously recognized
New scientific research indicates that extreme heat is already creating nonsurvivable conditions for human populations, leading to thousands of fatalities…
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The Diesel Crisis: How the Conflict in the Middle East is Reshaping the Global Energy Economy and Straining American Households
While the average American motorist often focuses on the fluctuating price of regular unleaded gasoline at the pump, a more…
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