Environment
California wildfire smoke affects indigenous communities nearly two times more than expected
March 4, 2024“Analyses spanning 2006 to 2020 revealed that Native American and Alaska Native, multiracial, and non-Hispanic white populations had consistently disproportionate outdoor wildfire PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] exposure."
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Decades after the U.S. buried nuclear waste abroad, global warming could unearth it
February 28, 2024A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
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Michigan monopoly: Citizen coalition takes on utility giants
February 27, 2024It’s a typical monopoly story: Profits are up, but service and safety are down.
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In water-stressed Singapore, climate crisis drives search for ways to keep taps flowing
February 26, 2024The country’s innovations have attracted the attention of other water-scarce nations seeking solutions.
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People’s World, an indispensable part of the fight against global warming
February 23, 2024The fight for workers’ rights and the fight to save the planet are part of the same battle.
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