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In Washington state, a new initiative to boost urban tree cover
The Washington Tree Equity Collaborative aims to bring more greenery to underserved communities.
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Why older Americans are taking to the streets for climate action
Third Act, an advocacy group founded by Bill McKibben for people over 60, coordinated its first nationwide protest last month.
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![A group of men in green military hats shoot guns at a village]()
Fortress Conservation: A Legacy of Violence
From California to the Congo, policymakers have long sacrificed Indigenous peoples in the name of conservation.
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![a man with a big smile on his face extends his arms over a sign that says Brandon Johnson]()
What Chicago’s new mayor means for environmental justice
Brandon Johnson campaigned on promises to make Chicago a leader in sustainability.
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![Oscar Sanchez stands in front of a mural.]()
This activist put his life on the line for the health of his community. Now, he’s figuring out what’s next.
Building on the momentum of a successful hunger strike, Oscar Sanchez set his sights on politics to continue advocating for Chicago’s Southeast Side.
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Inside a $110 million plan to turn NYC apartments into virtual power plants
Logical Buildings and Keyframe Capital are behind the push to help multifamily buildings earn money from cutting energy use and curbing emissions.
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![Quinn Redwoods sits beside a lake.]()
When wildfires choke California, this activist gets masks to those who need them most
With a single tweet, Quinn Redwoods started an organization that has distributed thousands of masks to people in Northern California, focusing on the most vulnerable populations.
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![A person holds a stop sign that was placed in the Delaware River in Philadelphia following after a nearby chemical spill prompted concerns about the city's drinking water.]()
![A person holds a stop sign that was placed in the Delaware River in Philadelphia following after a nearby chemical spill prompted concerns about the city's drinking water.]()
A spill outside Philadelphia adds to the growing list of chemical accidents this year
There have already been 50 chemical spills or fires in the U.S. this year, and it's only March.
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Itochu quietly assembled a gigantic home battery network in Japan
The conglomerate controls a 36,000-unit virtual power plant. Up next? Unleashing it to help the national grid decarbonize.
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El plomo sigue envenenando a los niños. No tiene que ser así.
La única manera de acabar con los daños persistentes de la contaminación por plomo es eliminar la exposición. Es posible lograrlo con las medidas adecuadas.
