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Protesters during the Stand-Up for Science rally in Washington D.C., March 2025. | Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the Department of Agriculture’s research division, everyone knows there’s one word they should never say, according to Ethan Roberts. “The forbidden C-word” — climate. Roberts, union president at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Resear

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a country characterized by antiquated systems for regulating how electricity is produced and transported to homes and businesses, one utility in Arizona may be the most outdated. In 1903, almost a decade before Arizona became a state, a group of […]

Multiple senior members of Iranian military leadership were killed in strikes conducted by Israel Defense Forces on Monday. Among them were Iran’s Revolutionary Guard intelligence chief and a militia commander. The casualties mark the latest members of high-ranking Iranian officials killed during the Iran war.  Majid Khademi was Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief of […]

Deaths in ICE custody hit a 20-year high in 2025 and a majority now say the agency's actions make Americans less safe.