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This Black Family Won’t Back Down After Court Allows Railroad to Take Their Land
February 11, 2025
After a judge ruled that a railroad could take their land, landowners in Sparta, Georgia, are appealing the decision to the state’s Supreme Court.
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Lahaina Disaster Still A ‘Relentless Presence’ In Fire Survivors’ Lives
February 11, 2025
Court documents filed in a wildfire compensation lawsuit give an unprecedented look at the struggles fire survivors continue to face.
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Senate cuts $70M from Legislature’s sue-the-feds war chest
January 28, 2025
Bill leaves $5 million for lawmakers to sue, independent of the executive branch, against federal conservation policies seen as detrimental to Wyoming. “What’s changed for me, frankly, is the President of the United States,” Sen. John Kolb, a Republican from Rock Springs.
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Rural Wildfire Risk Doesn’t Stop New Residents
January 24, 2025
People are moving to rural areas that experience wildfires at a faster rate than other rural areas.
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Promised lands: Western NC farmers wait for Helene aid to come. And wait.
January 22, 2025
Reeling from losses to land and livestock, many farmers are holding out for help. If it doesn’t come soon, spring may yield a bitter harvest.
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EPA takes unprecedented step to remove uranium waste from the Navajo Nation
January 17, 2025
The decision opens the door for new ways to manage uranium pollution on tribal land.
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Fresh off Kelly Parcel sale, lawmakers seek to bar similar federal land deals
January 16, 2025
A young Republican rancher from Big Horn County wants to ensure land deals in Wyoming do not increase the federal government’s share of ownership.
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After wildfires, wet storms and burn scars join forces in elevating landslide risk
January 15, 2025
Atmospheric rivers are here to stay. What impact do they have on fire stricken landscapes?
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Cherokee Nation receives federal grant to boost EV charging network
January 15, 2025
The Cherokee Nation has received a $10.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to install electric vehicle chargers across its reservation.
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Food and Environment Reporting Network
A palm oil company, a group of U.S. venture capitalists, and the destruction of Peru’s rainforest
December 31, 2024
Ocho Sur marketed palm oil to PepsiCo and Colgate-Palmolive as “deforestation-free.” Exclusive documents tell a more complicated story.
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After decades of political maneuvering, Grand Teton buys Wyoming’s Kelly Parcel today
December 30, 2024
The federal government bought the 640-acre section for $100 million, a transaction that will see the wildlife-rich property that lawmakers had proposed for commercial development, instead preserved as part of Grand Teton National Park.
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Rural Pa. counties are still recovering from Tropical Storm Debby as officials eye ways to mitigate future damage
December 23, 2024
Federal dollars have helped some people get back on their feet in the four months since the storm, but some local officials are looking for long-term solutions to help prevent — or mitigate — such damage the next time there’s heavy rain.
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A year since the region saw disastrous flooding, western Maine officials say they’re better prepared
December 22, 2024
Towns are working together and eyeing new resilience projects. They’re looking to the state to help them pay for them.
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Why natural disasters hit harder in rural school districts
December 18, 2024
While natural disasters and health crises may have long-lasting effects on any school system, in rural areas the lack of physical, financial and organizational resources is amplified when disaster strikes.
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After wildfires, ranchers face 2-year delay to graze cattle on federal land – is it doing more harm than good?
December 16, 2024
Two years of lost income and the added cost of purchasing feed and repairing infrastructure can be as devastating to rural communities as the fires themselves.
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