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Food’s climate footprint was once again MIA at global talks
At the G7 summit and Bonn climate conference, world leaders failed to discuss "the cow in the room."
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The kids are not alright: Countries fail to include children in their climate plans
A study of 160 countries show a third don't mention children at all.
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How this summer’s brutal hurricanes might one day save lives
Cyclones aren’t just made of wind and rain — they’re full of data. That’ll help researchers improve the forecasts that determine whom to evacuate.
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Forever chemicals are poisoning your insurance
As commercial insurers cut PFAS coverage, small businesses and consumers will swallow the cost.
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Indigenous Affairs
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Nations need to do more to defend Indigenous rights, UN report says
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How an Aboriginal woman fought a coal company and won
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What’s the difference between Indigenous nations co-managing or co-stewarding their land? A lot.
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The key to better climate outcomes? Respecting Indigenous land rights and autonomy.
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How climate change is making us sick
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The Cochise County Groundwater Wars
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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect our wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
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How a Koch-owned chemical plant in Texas gamed the Clean Air Act
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The American Climate Corps officially kicks off
This month, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to help guide the country toward a cleaner future.
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What your gut has in common with Arctic permafrost, and why it’s a troubling sign for climate change
New research into the behavior of microbes in icy soils shows twice as much planet-warming carbon could be at risk of escaping into the atmosphere.
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Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
"That contract means nothing if our Earth is on fire."
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The Mille Lacs Band will see the return of 18 acres of state trust land
Of several landback bills the Minnesota Legislature considered this year, the Mille Lacs measure was the only one to return school trust lands.
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
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Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
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How efforts to protect an Indigenous oasis almost led to its demise
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Downstream effects: The cautionary tale of the Mississippi River
A new book tells the modern history of the "Big Muddy" as a tragedy wrought by colonial hubris.
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Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.
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Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers in Australia have been slow to catch on.
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The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing?
Both aquaculture and fisheries have environmental and climate impacts — and they overlap more than you'd think.
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