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The increasing frequency and intensity of acute disasters are exposing more people to traumatizing events such as Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans communities and forced thousands of residents from their homes in 2005.
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The Mental Toll of Climate Change

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 24 April 202318 September 2023

Researchers are more quickly acknowledging the many ways in which the global climate crisis is affecting our mental health.

Photograph of a petroleum refinery framed by mountains.
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EPA Air Pollution Proposal Stirs Debate

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 20 April 202320 April 2023

The agency’s proposal to tighten standards for small-particulate pollution has prompted opposing calls for tighter and looser regulations.

A shallow, narrow creek cuts through the backyard of a home.
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Hypoxia Affects One in Eight Rivers Worldwide

by J. Besl 19 April 202319 April 2023

A global study found dangerously low levels of dissolved oxygen in rivers around the world. The true prevalence of hypoxia is probably even higher.

Four workers dressed in neon yellow shirts dig with shovels while another supervises. They work near four unplanted trees, and a small, white building stands in the background.
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Cities Are Rethinking What Kinds of Trees They’re Planting

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 18 April 20231 June 2023

U.S. cities are losing some 36 million trees every year, but hardier species can restore their canopies.

A Sun-speckled river winds through banks populated by green scrub brush. Along the edge of the vegetation, red-brown sand abuts mesas that stretch toward a bright blue sky.
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Ten Rivers Facing Pollution, Development, and Climate Change—And Policies That Can Help

by Saima May Sidik 18 April 202328 August 2023

An annual report highlights 10 waterways that have arrived at forks: where public support could determine whether they receive protection.

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Wildfire Smoke Destroys Ozone

by Elise Cutts 12 April 20233 June 2024

Smoke aerosols from large wildfires are the perfect reaction surface for chlorine chemicals, speeding their transformation from ozone-friendly forms to reactive ones.

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Analyzing Sources of Pollution in the Great Lakes

by Luis Lassaletta 11 April 20237 June 2023

Understanding how agriculture and land use affect nutrient flows and concentrations in the vast area of the Great Lakes is an essential step to developing sustainable management strategies.

Bright yellow beach closure sign that says “Keep out. Sewage contaminated water. Exposure may cause illness.” The sign is leaning against a gate outside of Border Field State Park, which is located in Imperial Beach, Calif.
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Spring and Sewage Are in the Air Near San Diego

by Krystal Vasquez 5 April 20235 April 2023

Sea spray can transport sewage-contaminated waters inland, potentially exposing those living kilometers from the beach.

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The Western Great Basin Has an Arsenic Problem—Blame Its Geology

by Elise Cutts 31 March 2023

A new study links geological factors such as faulting and geothermal activity to an elevated risk of arsenic contamination in private wells across the Great Basin.

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COVID-19 Got You Feeling Under the Weather? Maybe Blame…the Weather

by Saima May Sidik 29 March 20239 September 2024

High humidity and low temperature altered COVID-19 spread in Brazil, but only slightly.

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