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Rise in extreme heat spurs efforts to keep workers safe -- Summers have been getting longer and hotter, with more days of extreme heat. A pending federal rule would create safety guidelines for outdoor workers regarding breaks, water access, and more.

4 days ago

Where a women's tax is canceled, and businesswomen's decisions valued -- Progress roundup: Malta brings free period products to schools, a study in Kenya and Senegal finds women's decision-making superior to men's, and more.

10 days ago

Where did your shrimp dinner really come from? This reporter surfaces hard details. -- From shrimp to squid, seafood's journey from ocean to table is often fraught with labor and environmental abuses. Journalist Ian Urbina's work is shedding light on a largely unpoliced realm.

11 days ago

With cruise ships comes pollution. European ports search for ways to clear the air. -- Europeans have been pushing back on overtourism. For many, especially in places like Barcelona, the issue is not just crowds but also pollution. Is there a way for port cities to have needed cruise dollars and cleaner air?

15 days ago

In California and in Poland, new laws for who belongs where -- Progress roundup: A $56 million purchase doubles the Yurok tribe's holdings along the Klamath River, and Shanghai bus riders create new routes.

21 days ago

Cities scramble to make up for cuts in flood-safety funding -- With climate change predicted to bring more severe weather, many U.S. communities used federal grants to help prepare. President Trump's funding cuts are kicking off a race to replace the money, or lose projects.

22 days ago

'Green time' over screen time: The Greenagers group gets youths to love the outdoors -- A transformative program in western Massachusetts helps young people learn the value of stewarding the land, while also taking joy in conservation.

30 days ago

Go, fish. How removing old New England dams is opening rivers to new wildlife. -- One Maine town, built on water-powered mills during the Industrial Revolution, is joining a dam-removal revolution moving across New England.

1 month ago

Amid flood tragedy, Texas officials promise improvements 'will be made' -- As recovery efforts continue in Texas, details are emerging about how the area could have been better prepared. Political will is growing for statewide action.

1 month ago

In Texas flood response, a scaled-back FEMA gets an early test -- The Trump administration has reduced the staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and scaled back the amount of aid it delivers, saying states should take the lead.

1 month ago

Pangolins are the most-trafficked mammals. These are their protectors. -- "Our pangolins, our pride": That's the motto for handlers who help rescue the scaly, nocturnal animals in central Zambia.

1 month ago

Protecting homes from hurricanes, rice crops from heat, and seas from trawling -- Progress roundup: Science reveals how rice crops can resist heat for better yields and quality, and how building codes work against hurricanes.

1 month ago

After deadly Texas floods, calls rise for better warnings -- After floods left more than 80 dead in Texas, questions are emerging about how to provide better warnings in a region known as "flash flood alley."

1 month ago

Helpful microbes: For cleaning up oil spills and helping crops grow -- Progress roundup: Science enables Brazil to transform its economy, German researchers to find a microbe that makes detergent, and California to filter PFAS.

1 month ago