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![Mark Majkrzak gives out bottles of Rain Pure Mountain Spring Water to people in need on February 19, 2021 in Austin, Texas.]()
![Mark Majkrzak gives out bottles of Rain Pure Mountain Spring Water to people in need on February 19, 2021 in Austin, Texas.]()
‘Solidarity, not charity’: Mutual aid groups are filling gaps in Texas’ crisis response
"Who better to mobilize the community than people who are already in the community?”
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When the grid went dark, Texans faced 3.5M pounds of excess air pollution
Why pollution spiked in frontline communities during the winter storm.
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![Photo collage of a car with an electrical plug coming out of it next to a smoggy city]()
![Photo collage of a car with an electrical plug coming out of it next to a smoggy city]()
How to ensure electric cars aren’t just for rich people
Two roadblocks can keep drivers from switching to EVs: the lack of chargers and the cost of a new car.
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![A photograph of people waiting in line for Fiesta Mart to open after the store lost electricity in Austin, Texas on February 17, 2021]()
![A photograph of people waiting in line for Fiesta Mart to open after the store lost electricity in Austin, Texas on February 17, 2021]()
Texas’ water problems started way before the winter storm
For many Texans, the failure of the state’s infrastructure to withstand the winter storm did not come as a surprise.
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How do you create the conservationists of tomorrow? Get kids outside.
A new initiative seeks to improve outdoor access for underrepresented youth.
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The fight for an equitable energy economy for the Navajo Nation
Diné activist Nicole Horseherder’s long quest for equity from the rise and fall of the coal economy.
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Making fuel from pig poop sounds exciting — unless you live nearby
Making fuel from pig poop sounds exciting — unless you live nearby.
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Chicago’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout put polluted communities last
Chicago’s COVID-19 vaccine plan put polluted communities last
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‘A sacrifice zone’: Why did a Chicago community of color get saddled with a polluting scrapyard?
Illinois’ decision to approve the Chicago scrapyard is the target of a federal civil rights investigation.
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The unfinished business of Flint’s water crisis
Criminal charges and a class-action settlement may seem like the last chapter in Flint’s story, but many of the most important reforms at the root of the city’s water crisis remain undone.
