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First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific

The first climate migrants to leave the remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu have arrived in Australia, hoping to preserve links to their sinking island home, foreign affairs officials said.

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To feed data centers, Pennsylvania faces a new fracking boom

A surge of planned data centers in western Pennsylvania is driving proposals for massive new gas-fired power plants, raising alarms among residents and scientists who warn that expanded fracking will worsen air and water pollution and threaten public health.

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Catastrophic flooding could be in store for Washington state

Tens of thousands of residents in western Washington are facing potential evacuation orders as another round of heavy rain drops on the region.
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Trump officials move to strip tribes of veto power over hydropower projects

After the Navajo Nation successfully halted a hydropower proposal on Black Mesa, the Trump administration is pushing to roll back a federal policy that requires tribal consent for such projects.

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Our children’s trust suit asks Montana court to block some new laws

The young plaintiffs, who won a major case over climate change policy in 2023, argue that legislators are illegally ignoring the effects of fossil fuels.
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The town on the banks of the Nile that turned floods into fortune

After record flooding submerged Bor in South Sudan in 2020, the emergency response ended up turning it into a beacon of climate crisis adaptation
People watching remotely Montana youth climate lawsuit

Montana youth activists who won landmark climate case push for court enforcement

In 2023, court ruled in favor of 16 plaintiffs that officials violated their constitutional right by promoting fossil fuels.

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Latest twist in Chevron’s Amazon pollution saga: Ecuador ordered to pay the oil company $220 million

Indigenous and other Ecuadorians have lived with millions of gallons of toxic pollution from Texaco’s operations for decades. Now, those victims’ tax dollars will go to Chevron, which acquired Texaco in 2001.
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Uber pulls back from EVs, slashing incentives for drivers

After years of promoting electric vehicle adoption among its drivers, Uber has abruptly scaled back bonuses and support programs, even as its emissions climb and regulators press for cleaner fleets.

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Boom in burning waste for fuel puts human health and environment at risk

As the world desperately searches for a way out of its global climate change and plastic pollution crises, nations are increasingly turning to burning municipal waste to make fuel as a solution to both problems.

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