Court orders Trump administration to release billions in climate grants for Black communities
Federal court rulings mandate the release of climate funds for projects in disadvantaged communities, addressing water and sewage crises in Mississippi and Alab
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Boulder and oil companies head to Supreme Court in landmark climate liability case
The case, Suncor v. Boulder, could determine whether local governments can sue fossil fuel companies in state court for climate damages, echoing tobacco litigat
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Firefighters warn of critical staffing shortage amid brutal wildfire season
Key leadership roles remain unfilled as firefighters report being pushed to their limits by an intense wildfire season across the US.
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Wildland firefighters in Maine and New England face mounting challenges as fire season intensifies
Severe drought has quadrupled Maine's late summer fires, straining a firefighting force that rarely gets national attention.
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Global conference in Mongolia addresses the planet's escalating soil crisis
Policymakers and scientists gathered in Ulaanbaatar for the Convention to Combat Desertification, warning that rangelands covering half of Earth's land are in t
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Wyoming primary election signals shift on public lands conservation
A primary effort focused on public lands protection succeeded in changing the conversation around Wyoming's public land management, according to local advocates
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Secret slaughterhouse waste dump in Iowa's Loess Hills blindsides residents
A massive excavation pit for slaughterhouse waste appeared near a cemetery in Castana, Iowa, alarming locals in the ecologically sensitive Loess Hills region.
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