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Researchers noted that the threat was even more pronounced for the youngest and oldest mothers, and among those who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups.

PHILADELPHIA—Jaquanna Lomax finished her training classes as a doula just last month, but as summer approaches and she awaits her first professional delivery, she’s already started thinking about one potential challenge for new moms that wasn’t covered much during her schooling—the heat.

For Pregnant People, Heat Waves Bring An Increased Risk of Preterm and Early Term Babies, Study Finds

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Tracking Oil and Gas Waste in Pennsylvania Is Still a ‘Logistical Mess’

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More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an Inside Climate News investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.

Fracking’s Forever Problem: Sixth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste.

Tracking Oil and Gas Waste in Pennsylvania Is Still a ‘Logistical Mess’

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Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

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These breeding grounds for fish are under siege from red turf algae, sea urchins, storm surges, warming waters and climate change.

Shane Farrell has spent the better part of the last three years underwater, diving off the coast of Maine. The University of Maine Ph.D. student and his team at the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are surveying the rapid decline of kelp forests in the warming waters.

Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

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A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End

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The city’s pending budget is expected to unlock more assistance for West Side residents, more than two years after summer flooding damaged their homes.

CHICAGO—Two-and-a-half years after Dorothy Rosenthal’s home on the West Side flooded, she is still dealing with financial pain.

A Long Wait for Flooding Help in Chicago May Be Nearing an End

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