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![Illustration: Hands cupping water that drips into the Colorado River, cliffs in the background]()
![Illustration: Hands cupping water that drips into the Colorado River, cliffs in the background]()
The Colorado River is drying up. Here’s how that affects Indigenous water rights
"The basin is free-riding off of undeveloped tribal water rights."
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Congress promised debt relief to farmers of color. They might not get it.
After 13 lawsuits against the program, the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act is "on thin ice."
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Here’s how Congress could hold the EPA accountable for its ‘dereliction of duty’
Upcoming congressional hearings would interrogate the EPA's relaxation of environmental enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oil is now flowing on Line 3. The fight to stop it isn’t over.
Anti-pipeline activists promise to continue holding polluters and policymakers accountable.
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Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time
American housing authorities may soon see an influx of federal funding. Paris offers lessons in how to spend it.
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![Thousands of brown and white cows stand close to each other under the sun.]()
![Thousands of brown and white cows stand close to each other under the sun.]()
There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture
The Global Methane Pledge gives farmers and ranchers a ‘free pass,’ environmental groups say.
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![A farmer harvest cayenne peppers.]()
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Why many food experts don’t want a new international body for food science
An “IPCC for food” is more controversial than it sounds.
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When the earth shakes in South LA, the results can be toxic
Friday's earthquake underscored the deadly risks in a region defined by both natural disasters and the fossil fuel industry.
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Floods, power outages, no running water: Jails during Hurricane Ida
Louisiana plans extensively for hurricanes -- but not for protecting its 50,000 residents behind bars.
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Biden may be the first president to take the risks of extreme heat seriously
The White House moves to create first-ever heat standards for workers.
