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Four years after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling gave states the power to ban abortion, further restrictions are arriving through legislation and litigation.
How many data centers will be built – and how much electricity they’ll need – is uncertain. Being prepared costs money, but so does being unprepared.
A storm scientist explains what’s been driving deadly tornado outbreaks and how tornado season has been changing.
The Trump administration wants to abolish FEMA and hand disaster recovery over to states. But local officials are best positioned to help local people in a crisis.
Rising global temperatures increase the risk of extreme downpours, as a climate scientist explains.
What is the gut-level appeal that saw Trump win two elections? One progressive researcher spent six years in America’s whitest, second-poorest district to find out.
The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership patterns and other barriers to recovery can leave residents with few options.
Large parts of Appalachia’s forests, once owned by coal companies, now make money for investors by storing carbon. But the results bring few jobs or sizable investments for residents.
The new constitutional amendment to protect the right to abortion in Ohio − as well as other wins for Democrats − shows the importance of ballot initiatives and focusing on abortion in elections.
Mitch McConnell, who has announced he will step down from his role as Senate GOP leader, was an uncharismatic Kentucky lawyer who came to rule the Senate and remake the US Supreme Court.
Three forces are pulling down ESG’s once-rapid rise in the investment world.
Millions of people around the world suffered through deadly flooding and long-lasting heat waves in 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.
Abortion rights were on the ballot in five states during the midterm elections – all broke in favor of abortion-rights advocates.
Millions of people around the world suffered through long-lasting heat waves and deadly flash flooding in the summer of 2022. A climate scientist explains the rising risks.
Flood risks are rising as the climate warms. The risks are complex, as a levee or new roadway in one place can worsen flooding somewhere else.
Extreme downpours caught people off guard from Las Vegas to Kentucky in July 2022.
States and universities have passed many rules governing what types of name, image and likeness deals athletes can sign. Most are innocuous, but three may violate their First Amendment rights.
Tornadoes in December aren’t unusual in the Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley states, but the Dec. 10-11 outbreak was extreme and far-reaching.
A government ad was slated for encouraging dancers to go into cyber security, but it actually contained a very good idea.
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Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton
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Professor of Health Law and Professor of Law, Boston University
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Professor and director emeritus, Institute for Rural Journalism, University of Kentucky
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Professor of Law, Boston University
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Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State
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Assistant Professor of Geography and Sustainability, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Westminster College
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Assistant Professor, History, Coventry University
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
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Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell
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Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, Boise State University