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8 medidas que puedes tomar cuando el plomo contamina los suelos de tu comunidad
No es solo un problema del pasado. Esto es lo que puedes hacer para proteger el futuro de todos.
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![Jonshell Johnson-Whitten stands in front of a satsuma tree, holding a satsuma in her hand]()
![Jonshell Johnson-Whitten stands in front of a satsuma tree, holding a satsuma in her hand]()
This young farmer is helping to heal her community’s connection to the land
Jonshell Johnson-Whitten, a Black farmer and educator in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward, believes that farming is about “getting to a place where people are finding respect for the land and also themselves.”
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![A stylized collage showing a black and white photo of a toddler covering his eyes with his hands as if playing against a solid, speckled background in gray-green]()
![A stylized collage showing a black and white photo of a toddler covering his eyes with his hands as if playing against a solid, speckled background in gray-green]()
The Ground Beneath Their Feet
The only way to stop the long-lasting harms of lead poisoning in children is to end exposure to the chemical — and with data-driven and community-based action, that’s possible.
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![Photo of a Santa Ana parent walking her son to school near a vacant dirt lot]()
![Photo of a Santa Ana parent walking her son to school near a vacant dirt lot]()
Does your community have lead in its soil? Here’s what to do.
It’s not just a problem of the past. With these tips, you can help protect everyone’s future.
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![On a reddish tree, mushrooms with grey caps and white bellies grow in a clump.]()
![On a reddish tree, mushrooms with grey caps and white bellies grow in a clump.]()
Oyster mushrooms expected to break down cigarette butts in new trial
Up to 1.2 million butts could be diverted from Australian landfills to a laboratory where scientists will work to transform the byproduct into a polystyrene replacement.
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![The tops of tropical trees appear below a blue sky.]()
How saving the rainforests could prevent the next pandemic
In Madagascar, a program to provide healthcare and agricultural support transformed a community's relationship to the rainforest.
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![A vast, endless field of rows of silver solar panels under a blue sky.]()
![A vast, endless field of rows of silver solar panels under a blue sky.]()
As millions of solar panels age out, recyclers hope to cash in
Solar panels have a lifespan of 25 to 30 years, and companies are emerging that seek to recycle the valuable, reusable materials and keep the panels out of landfills.
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![Two people install rooftop solar panels]()
Puerto Rico town celebrates ‘first-of-its-kind’ solar microgrid
In the event of an outage, the battery system can power 14 downtown businesses for up to 10 days.
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![Oil pipelines stretch across the landscape outside Nuiqsut, Alaska.]()
![Oil pipelines stretch across the landscape outside Nuiqsut, Alaska.]()
Biden approves Willow oil project in Alaska despite campaign pledge
The administration approved the controversial ConocoPhillips venture while also limiting future drilling in other parts of Alaska.
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![A construction worker builds the cinder block foundation for a new home]()
![A construction worker builds the cinder block foundation for a new home]()
How a small business in Arizona is helping decarbonize concrete
The pioneering project cuts cement from the recipe and replaces it with industrial waste and carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere.
