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Un parque infantil ayuda a controlar las inundaciones en una histórica ciudad de Nueva Jersey

En Hoboken, una pequeña ciudad propensa a inundaciones, un área de juegos para niños también funciona como sistema de captación del agua pluvial.

By Victoria St. Martin

Tyrik Jr., 3, and Naylani Davis, 6, play with a water fountain at ResilienCity Park on Aug. 27 in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Flood waters inundate the main street in Tarpon Springs, Florida, after Hurricane Helene passed offshore on Friday. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

 ‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida, Menaces the Southeast

By Amy Green

Supporters of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act sing about saving the program on Sept. 22 before leaving Albuquerque, New Mexico for Washington, D.C. Credit: Noel Lyn Smith/Inside Climate News

Tribal Members Journey to Washington Push for Reauthorization of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act

By Noel Lyn Smith

Tyrik Jr., 3, and Naylani Davis, 6, play with a water fountain at ResilienCity Park on Aug. 27 in Hoboken, New Jersey.

How a Children’s Playground Is Helping With Flood Mitigation in a Small, Historic New Jersey City

By Victoria St. Martin

Children play soccer next to active oil wells in Los Angeles County’s Inglewood Oil Field, the largest urban oil field in the nation. Credit: Gary Kavanagh

California Governor Signs Bills to Tighten Restrictions on Oil and Gas Drillers

By Liza Gross

An adipic acid plant in Liaoyang, in northeast China's Liaoning Province, owned by Liaoyang Petrochemical Company, a subsidiary of Petrochina. Credit: Yang Qing/Xinhua/Yang Qing via Getty Images

Focus on the ‘Forgotten Greenhouse Gas’ Intensifies as All Eyes Are on the U.S. and China to Curb Pollution

By Phil McKenna

A child plays in a lush park, kicking a soccer ball near an unusual-looking puddle, suggesting possible dangers. The image conveys hope while hinting at underlying risks. Credit: Veronica Martinez/Cicero Independiente

One Town’s Challenge to Build a Safe Inclusive Park

By Leslie Hurtado, Cicero Independiente

Crédito: Veronica Martínez/Cicero Independiente

Erradicar el riesgo: el reto de Cicero para construir un parque inclusivo que sea seguro

By Leslie Hurtado, Cicero Independiente

A group of activists with Climate Defiance take the stage during the New York Times’ Climate Forward event on Wednesday. Credit: Ken Schles/Climate Defiance

Activists Disrupt Occidental Petroleum CEO’s Interview at New York Times Climate Event

By Keerti Gopal, Jake Bolster

Crimson Oak Grove Resources has a long history of safety violations, according to state and federal records. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Coal Miner Dies at Alabama Mine With Dozens of Recent Safety Citations

By Lee Hedgepeth, James Bruggers

Carmen Barragan, a Brighton Park Neighborhood Council health organizer manager, stands at the renovated Kelly Park in Chicago on Sept. 3. Credit: Aydali Campa/Borderless Magazine

Chicago’s Latino Neighborhoods Have Less Access to Parks, But Residents Are Working to Change That

By Aydali Campa, Borderless Magazine

Eric Schott, a marine researcher at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and graduate student Ronita Sequeira set up nets to capture small fish and other aquatic organisms along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River in South Baltimore. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

Baltimore Is Investing in Wetlands Restoration, a Climate Line of Defense

By Aman Azhar

Health alert signs warn of a toxic blue-green algae bloom on Lake Jesup in Sanford, Florida. Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

New Study Finds Lakes in Minority Communities Across the US Are Less Likely to be Monitored

By Lydia Larsen

Waste and other materials are often stacked in side yards and near the street at homes with no trash can in Chickasaw, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

In Alabama, a Small Town’s Trash Policy Has Left Black Moms and Disabled Residents Criminally Charged Over Unpaid Garbage Fees

By Lee Hedgepeth

Three-year-old Layla glides down a slide at Kiwanis Park on a hot day in August in Tempe, Arizona. Credit: Kevin Hurley/Inside Climate News

Finding a Fix for Playgrounds That Are Too Hot to Touch

By Wyatt Myskow

Layla Maria, de 3 años, se desliza por un tobogán en el parque Kiwanis un caluroso día de agosto en Tempe, Arizona. Crédito: Kevin Hurley/Inside Climate News

En busca de soluciones para los parques infantiles donde el calor quema

By Wyatt Myskow

People help an elderly man wade through flood water on Sept. 12 in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Credit: Audu Marte/AFP via Getty Images

A Thousand Lives Lost, and Millions Disrupted, by Flooding in Western Africa

Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moves between interviews in the Pennsylvania Convention Center before the first presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

RFK Jr.’s ‘Sad’ Slide From Environmental Hero to Outcast

By Phil McKenna

Noah Devros, a graduate student and researcher at the University of Southern Mississippi, holds a female Pearl River map turtle as he collects data and tags the turtles for further research in September 2024. Credit: Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator

Can Mississippi Advocates Use a Turtle To Fight a Huge Pearl River Engineering Project?

By Illan Ireland, Mississippi Free Press and Elise Plunk, Louisiana Illuminator

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