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How environmental journalism is surviving — and thriving — in an unstable world
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How environmental journalism is surviving — and thriving — in an unstable world

Meera Subramanian, President of the Society of Environmental Journalists, discusses the group's efforts to support reporters during a time of turmoil.
Impacts
An extinction without warning
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An extinction without warning

Study finds end-Permian extinction, which wiped out most of Earth's species, was instantaneous in geological time.

Opinion
New Book:  Blowout in the Gulf
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New Book:  Blowout in the Gulf

The story of how a chain of failures, missteps, and bad decisions led to America's biggest environmental disaster.

On April 20, 2010, the gigantic drilling rig Deepwater Horizon blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven crew members and causing a massive eruption of oil from BP's Macondo well. For months, oil gushed into the Gulf, spreading death and destruction.

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The moral calculus of climate change
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The moral calculus of climate change

Philosophy class explores the risks, probable outcomes, and ethical implications of living in a warming world.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Fifteen years after the Gulf oil spill, health claims stall as offshore drilling expands

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Climate-fueled disasters and inflation drive Texas homeowners to face soaring insurance costs

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Agroforestry cuts deforestation in Southeast Asia, but success depends on local policies

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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Opinion: Global warming is a crisis of inequality

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Climate change fades in Canadian election as voters prioritize economy and U.S. tensions