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Mosquitoes are moving into the mountains of Papua New Guinea and other highland areas. That could be a death sentence for pregnant people.

A couple spent years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to have a baby. Then Hurricane Ian hit.

Heat waves are making pregnancy more dangerous and exacerbating existing maternal health disparities.

Women in Bangladesh are confronting the dangerous health effects of consuming salty water. They won't be the last.

"Oak Flat is like Mount Sinai to us — our most sacred site where we connect with our Creator, our faith, our families and our land," said Wendsler Noise of Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit fighting to protect the area. "We vow to appeal to the Supreme Court." 

A federal rule makes it easier for churches, synagogues and mosques to put solar panels on the roof. As of 2021, about 2% of houses of worship in the United States have solar systems. That's disproportionately high; houses of worship make up only 0.6% of all non-residential buildings.

Sustainable diets have been around for ages, but an emerging cookbook genre signals a new appetite for change.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva legally recognized nearly 800 square miles of Indigenous lands on April 28, reversing policies enacted by his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right leader who encouraged development in the Amazon. The move bars non-Indigenous from any economic activity in the area and prohibits mining and logging without permission.

Mark Lynas, an influential environmentalist in England, talks about how much has changed in the last 15 years, how the COVID 19 pandemic resembles climate change, and how he manages to live happily while carrying the knowledge of looming doom.

For years, environmental activists, particularly indigenous activists and activists of color, have faced high rates of criminalization, violence and murder for trying to protect the planet, according to a new report.