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Can oil extraction fuel sustainable development in Guyana? Beware the resource curse.

Environmental studies and Latin American and Latino studies major Chris Mathura won the dean’s award for his research examining early impacts of oil drilling off the coast of Guyana in South America.

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Games promote preparedness and build community resilience to wildfire

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Alumna wins first season of ‘Yes, Chef!’ on Peacock 

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Faculty, fellows among global leaders at 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference

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Washington Post Heat, storms, mosquitoes the big threats at Alligator Alcatraz, experts say

Prism In the Central Valley, residents fight against California policies that incentivize pollution marketed as renewable energy   

Nature ’We couldn’t live without it’: the UCSC Genome Browser turns 25

LA Public Press Undocumented day laborers cleared debris after the Eaton Fire. Now they’re afraid to work

AP EPA employees put names to ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump

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