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Coal-fired power plants emit both smoke and steam. Paul Souders/Stone via Getty Images

October 23, 2025

Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed

Ruohao Zhang, Penn State; Huan Li, North Carolina A&T State University, and Neha Khanna, Binghamton University, State University of New York

As soon as the 2018-2019 shutdown began, coal-fired power plants started emitting more particulate matter pollution. And when the inspections resumed, the levels dropped back to normal.

Harry Belafonte used his personal wealth to support young activists throughout his life. Archive Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

May 18, 2023

From sit‑ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

Jelani M. Favors, North Carolina A&T State University

Harry Belafonte spent much of his life supporting youth-led movements that fought against racial injustice. A historian explains how.

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Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed

From sit‑ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

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