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Overheating at Home

COMING SOON

More New Yorkers now die from summer heat than winter cold, but city and state funding lags behind the changing climate

40.733° N, 73.899° W New York, NY
2026-09-17 03:00:00
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The Shells of Swannanoa

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Shut out from FEMA aid, undocumented homeowners in western North Carolina are still recovering from Helene amid a rapidly intensifying political storm

35.6023° N, 82.3993° W Swannanoa, North Carolina
2026-08-13 05:38:00
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Kentucky’s Ashen Promises

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As federal oversight softens, aging Kentucky coal plants stay online, feeding data center demand at the expense of nearby communities

38.05544° N, 85.9069° W Louisville, Kentucky
2026-07-30 06:07:00
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Haunted by Halong

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Suicides among youth who evacuated Alaska Native villages after Typhoon Halong raise concerns around trauma responses to the climate disaster

59.875° N, 163.163° W Kwigillingok, Alaska
2026-07-09 06:00:00
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    Explore how investigative reporting can drive real-world change, and follow the ongoing outcomes for the communities at the heart of The Margin’s environmental justice coverage.

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    The Margin is a non-profit publication, that centers the people and places most affected by environmental injustice in the United States. Our stories expose the ongoing cycle of unjust actions that intentionally push the poor and people of color to the edge of society while driving our planet to the brink of collapse.

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