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Nonprofit finds hope against wildfires with unexpected ally: charcoal

To capture carbon and jumpstart forest thinning, Methow Valley couple – and Washington taxpayers – bet on biochar. Quelle: https://grist.org/technology/nonprofit-finds-hope-against-wildfires-with-unexpected-ally-charcoal/...

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A deadly fungal disease on the rise in the West has experts worried

Researchers haven’t pinned down exactly what’s behind the rise in Valley fever cases or how to stop it. One thing…

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Study: More than half of young people think ‘humanity is doomed’

It’s the first study to find that climate anxiety is connected to government inaction. Quelle: https://grist.org/article/climate-anxiety-study-young-people-think-humanity-is-doomed/...

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Ida left behind a water crisis in the Gulf

Hundreds of thousands of people remain without drinking water -- and there's no timeline for getting it back. Quelle: https://grist.org/equity/ida-left-behind-a-water-crisis-in-the-gulf/...

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Medical journals warn of an even bigger health threat than COVID

More than 230 publications said unchecked climate change could have “catastrophic” and irreversible consequences for global health. Quelle: https://grist.org/climate/medical-journals-warn-bigger-health-threat-covid/...

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Leaded gasoline is finally gone – but its toxic legacy lingers

"The lead is still there in the soil.” Quelle: https://grist.org/regulation/leaded-gasoline-lead-poisoning-united-nations/...

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More workers are dying from heat. Texas may make it harder to protect them.

Will the US finally enact national heat standards? Quelle: https://grist.org/health/more-workers-are-dying-from-heat-texas-may-make-it-harder-to-protect-them/...

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Health care workers join the fight to stop the Line 3 pipeline

Standing with Indigenous groups, physicians call on Biden to revoke Enbridge’s permit. Quelle: https://grist.org/health/health-care-workers-line-3-rally-indigenous-water-protectors/...

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Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?

UN report confirms that local agencies need to add heat into air pollution equation Quelle: https://grist.org/buildings/hot-days-mean-worse-air-so-why-are-climate-and-smog-seen-as-separate/...

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New study strengthens link between wildfire smoke and severe COVID

Smoke from last year’s West Coast wildfires was associated with almost 20,000 excess COVID-19 cases. Quelle: https://grist.org/climate/wildfire-smoke-covid-cases-deaths-study/...

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