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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.

As Gina Ramirez buckled her 11-year-old son into her car last month for their daily drive to school, she handed him a plastic water...

Lead pipes are everywhere in Chicago. Here’s how to protect yourself. 

Chicago residents risk daily lead exposure from toxic lead service lines, the underground pipes that connect buildings to the city’s water supply.  The city has...

Net Zero Banking Alliance Pauses Activities

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), a UN-backed banking sector coalition dedicated to advancing global net zero goals through their financing activities, announced that it...

Comment: Effective waste management in the age of e-waste

By Xavier Hubert, Head of Circular Economy, Global Services & Solutions with contract electronics manufacturer Flex Responsible management of e-waste is no longer about recycling...

How a Koch-funded campaign is trying to reverse climate action in Vermont

For about two decades, Americans for Prosperity, the conservative political network, has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into stalling climate action nationwide. Founded...

We now know just how much climate change supercharged Hurricane Katrina

Two decades ago, Hurricane Katrina spun up like a massive atmospheric engine, using warm ocean water as fuel. Making landfall as a Category 3...

Aalo Raises $100 Million to Build Combo Advanced Nuclear Plant and Data Center

Aalo Atomics, a US-based nuclear technology company announced that it has raised $100 million in a Series B financing round, with proceeds aimed at...

20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’ levees are sinking and short on money

It has been 20 years since New Orleans’ faulty levee system failed during Hurricane Katrina, causing a flood that claimed almost 2,000 lives and...

Why the US government is trying to revive the climate change ‘debate’

Should you be worried about climate change? The answer used to be debatable — literally. Way back in 2007, NPR aired a debate over the...

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