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Environment & Climate
The Hidden Health Costs of the AI Infrastructure Boom: How Deregulation is Reshaping Environmental Oversight
While global attention remains fixated on the theoretical existential threats posed by artificial intelligence—fears of runaway superintelligence and the potential…
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The Climate Reserve: How Displaced Scientists are Building a Shadow Network to Preserve Vital Environmental Research
The landscape of American environmental science underwent a tectonic shift last year following a series of aggressive policy maneuvers by…
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The Rise of the Climate Reserve: How Displaced Scientists Are Building a Shadow Infrastructure for Environmental Research
The past eighteen months have marked one of the most volatile chapters in the history of American scientific inquiry. Following…
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The Silent Crisis of the Eastern Pacific: Gray Whale Populations Plummet Amidst Political and Environmental Uncertainty
In Newport, Oregon, a solemn assembly of several hundred marine biologists, federal officials, and environmental advocates convened last week for…
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The Plastic Classroom: How Industry-Sponsored Curricula are Shaping the Future of Environmental Education
As 54 million K-12 students across the United States return to their desks this fall, they are preparing to engage…
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The Cultural and Environmental Reckoning of Polyester in the Age of Digital Consumption
Even if your current wardrobe feels dominated by cotton or wool, the omnipresent thread of global textiles—polyester—is almost certainly occupying…
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Global Surge in Violence Against Environmental and Indigenous Defenders Persists Despite Landmark Legal Protections
The year 2025 emerged as a period of profound contradiction for the global human rights movement. While international tribunals and…
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Chicago Launches Nation’s Largest Hyperlocal Air Quality Network to Combat Environmental Inequity and Climate-Driven Smog
As the midday sun glints off the glass facades of Chicago’s Loop, Serap Erdal, a professor of environmental and occupational…
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The Wood Pellet Industry and the Fight for Environmental Justice in North Carolina
The quiet landscape of Faison, North Carolina, changed significantly when the world’s largest producer of wood pellets, Enviva Biomass, established…
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Federal Funding for Oakland Coal Terminal Ignites New Legal and Environmental Battles Amid National Energy Policy Shift
The long-standing conflict over the construction of a massive export terminal in Oakland, California, has entered a volatile new chapter…
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