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Extreme Weather Can Whip Up Anxiety. A Safety Plan Can Help Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026

Extreme Weather Can Whip Up Anxiety. A Safety Plan Can Help

When talking to children, it’s important to be honest but calm.

Amid Cesar Chavez Fallout, A Hawaiʻi Labor Leader’s Legacy Is Revisited Hawaiʻi State Archives via AP

Amid Cesar Chavez Fallout, A Hawaiʻi Labor Leader’s Legacy Is Revisited

Pablo Manlapit, who organized plantation workers for equal pay and an eight-hour workday, died in relative obscurity. Lawyers in Hawaiʻi hope to overturn his conspiracy conviction and elevate his place in history.

Parking Lots Get Hot And Are Bad For Storm Runoff. Are There Better Options?   AP Photo/Mike Stewart

Parking Lots Get Hot And Are Bad For Storm Runoff. Are There Better Options?  

Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order to beat the heat and curb water runoff — especially as climate change worsens. 

Trump’s EPA Vows To Fight ‘Forever Chemicals’ By Loosening Regulations AP

Trump’s EPA Vows To Fight ‘Forever Chemicals’ By Loosening Regulations

The Safe Drinking Water Act has a provision saying EPA can’t weaken drinking water standards once they’ve been set.

The Supreme Court Is Deciding Whether Roundup Needs A Cancer Warning Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

The Supreme Court Is Deciding Whether Roundup Needs A Cancer Warning

The ruling for America’s most-used herbicide could reshape pesticide regulation.

Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime AP

Wildfires Used To ‘Go To Sleep’ At Night. Climate Change Has Them Burning Overtime

Fires that surge at night, including the 2023 Lahaina fire, are tougher to fight.

A ‘Super Typhoon’ Just Devastated The Mariana Islands — Months Before Peak Storm Season AP

A ‘Super Typhoon’ Just Devastated The Mariana Islands — Months Before Peak Storm Season

The storm exposes the U.S. commonwealth’s climate risks, economic fragility and federal strain.

How EVs Could Solve A Problem With America’s Rickety Grid Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How EVs Could Solve A Problem With America’s Rickety Grid

With “vehicle-to-grid” technology, EVs turn into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the system and accelerate the adoption of renewables.

As Climate Change Threatens Student Athlete Safety, States Try To Adapt Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

As Climate Change Threatens Student Athlete Safety, States Try To Adapt

But some school districts can’t afford to comply with requirements for special equipment or alternate practice schedules.

The Department Of Justice Is Suing States For Sensitive Voter Data Kalany Omengkar/Civil Beat/2024

The Department Of Justice Is Suing States For Sensitive Voter Data

An election law scholar explains why federal efforts are facing resistance.