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Global progress on extreme poverty is stalling and may reverse soon

Decades of progress against extreme poverty may stall or reverse, with those living on under $3 a day projected to rise after 2030.

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Petrochemical expansion in texas will fall heavily on communities of color, study finds

Nearly 90% of proposed Texas petrochemical projects are placed in counties with high poverty and people-of-color populations, worsening pollution burdens.

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From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
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Who’s ready to think about blocking out the sun?

The idea of artificially lowering the planet’s temperature is gaining supporters and hitting political opposition.
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From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
Workers loading scrap metal onto a truck.

How extreme heat is driving kidney failure in migrant workers

Millions of migrants toil in grueling conditions in the Middle East, where brutal heat contributes to an alarming increase in kidney failure.
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EU's first full-scale offshore carbon storage facility eyes 2026 start

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site. The company aims to inject liquefied CO2 into depleted oil reservoirs beneath the seabed.
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EPA to scrap lifesaving soot pollution limit

The move could offer an early test of the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory agenda.
Woman holding up a megaphone facing a refinery across a green field.

Brazil aims for alternative route to fossil fuel road map after COP30 failure

Phaseout plan gained unexpected momentum at the summit, only to vanish from the final deal and unlock a new stage.
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U.S. dams, levees, stormwater, and wastewater systems get D to D+ grades, need almost $1 trillion in upgrades

Climate change is increasingly stressing dams, levees, wastewater, and stormwater systems through heavier precipitation events.
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California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers

Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump.

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