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The systemic racial and economic inequalities that worsen the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities around the globe.

The Eno River runs through west Hillsborough and along the River Walk downtown. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

Before Tropical Depression Chantal Swamped Hillsborough, the Town Had Been Counting on FEMA

By Lisa Sorg

Two birds are visible, long beaks in the water beside plants

Humans Are Wiping Out Water Bodies That Life Depends On, New Report Says

By Katie Surma

The community water system in Crest Hill, Ill., was one of 47 to receive a notice by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency warning of contaminated water. Credit: City of Crest Hill

Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water

By Douglas J. Guth

The watercress darter, an endangered fish found only in central Alabama, could be put at risk by a proposed data center. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Bessemer, Alabama, Could Face Legal Action Over Environmental Impacts From a ‘Hyperscale’ Data Center

By Lee Hedgepeth

People travel through dense smog due to air pollution in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 17, 2024. Credit: Salman Ali/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging

By Chad Small

She is filling an orange bowl with water from her sink, which has a filter attached. Beside the sink is a filtered water pitcher.

Chicago Was Supposed to Warn Residents About Toxic Lead Pipes. It’s Barely Started

By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Keerti Gopal

Brad Rogers (right), of the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, and Andrew Forbes, senior project manager at Greenvest, look at a restored tidal marsh in the heart of South Baltimore. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

Baltimore’s Wetlands Restoration Pushes Ahead Despite Federal Funding Setbacks

By Aman Azhar

A pipeline marker is seen at the site of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 near the Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Credit: Tony Webster/CC BY 2.0 via Flickr

Michigan Environmental Groups Argue Line 5 Tunnel Project Lacks Key Climate Considerations

By Sarah Mattalian

The Rock Mountain Lakes community (foreground) is located adjacent to the proposed data center site (background) in Jefferson County, Ala. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Water Utility Says It Can’t Meet Demand for Alabama Data Center Without ‘Significant Upgrades’

By Lee Hedgepeth

A white vehicle peeks out of the water, its reflection around it

Why Calling the Texas Flooding ‘An Act of God’ Is a Dangerous Form of Political Denial

By Kiley Bense

Image shows a close-up of a carbon dioxide pipeline

Illinois Lawmakers Vote to Limit Carbon Sequestration Near a Major Aquifer

By Susan Cosier

In Kerrville, Texas, the sun sets over the Guadalupe River on July 6. Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding along the Guadalupe River in central Texas, leaving more than 120 people reported dead. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images.

Despite Catastrophic Flooding, Drought Persists in Parts of Central Texas

By Dylan Baddour

Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso listens to a comment by a delegate during the fifth session of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 1, 2024. Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images

Global Plastics Talks Set to Resume Next Month Must Prioritize Environment and Health, Experts Say

By Liza Gross

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during a heatwave in Paris on June 30. Credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

Human-Caused Global Warming Spiked the Death Toll of Europe’s Early Summer Heatwave

By Bob Berwyn

A washed away road in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Chantal on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C. Credit: Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images

Chantal Wreaks Havoc in North Carolina as State Lawmakers Try to Repeal an Ambitious Climate Change Goal

By Lisa Sorg

Pastor Timothy Williams has led the charge for change in the Shiloh Community he calls home. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding

By Lee Hedgepeth

Vehicles move slowly through midtown Manhattan traffic in New York City on June 6, 2024. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

As California’s Emissions Rules Faces Court Battles, States Scramble To Save Their Climate Goals

By Rambo Talabong

Once billed as the Chicago of the South, Okeechobee, never experienced the booming growth and development that has transformed Florida’s coasts. Credit: Amy Green/Inside Climate News

Florida’s Home Insurance Crisis Hits Hardest in Some of the State’s Poorest Counties

By Amy Green, Peter Aldhous

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