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![A big machine lifts logs from a stack of raw timber]()
![A big machine lifts logs from a stack of raw timber]()
Wood isn’t the climate-friendly material you think it is
A new study shows that cutting down trees for paper, furniture, and fuel emits three times more carbon than flying.
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![A coal miner in blue coveralls and a headlamp looks directly at the camera while crouching in the cramped confines of a mine shaft.]()
![A coal miner in blue coveralls and a headlamp looks directly at the camera while crouching in the cramped confines of a mine shaft.]()
A rule that could help save coal miners’ lives finally moves forward
After decades of hard work, coal miners' advocates celebrate a federal plan to tighten toxic silica dust exposure guidelines — and vow to make it even stronger.
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![Pixelated illustration of square-shaped earth within a black square]()
![Pixelated illustration of square-shaped earth within a black square]()
The overlooked climate consequences of AI
Experts say the current hype ignores how AI contributes to emissions, misinformation, and fossil fuel production.
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![A man drapes a cloth over his head and a mother holds an umbrella over her child inside a hand pulled rickshaw to escape from extreme heat in India]()
![A man drapes a cloth over his head and a mother holds an umbrella over her child inside a hand pulled rickshaw to escape from extreme heat in India]()
July 3 was Earth’s hottest day on record — until July 4
Get ready for the “warmest month, warmest week ... and probably warmest hour.”
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![Crab fishermens' pots sit idle outside of the community of St. Paul since the crab crash and subsequent closure.]()
![Crab fishermens' pots sit idle outside of the community of St. Paul since the crab crash and subsequent closure.]()
The snow crab vanishes
The Indigenous people of St. Paul island need to decide their future — do they stay or do they go?
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![A man wearing shorts and a T-shirt and eating a burrito walks past a white Tesla Model S plugged into a public charging station in New York City.]()
![A man wearing shorts and a T-shirt and eating a burrito walks past a white Tesla Model S plugged into a public charging station in New York City.]()
Hackers already infiltrate EV chargers. It could only get worse.
Most intrusions have been innocuous, but a nefarious plot could bring down the grid. Experts have suggestions for improving security.
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![A hazy field of solar panels pointing at the sky in the desert.]()
![A hazy field of solar panels pointing at the sky in the desert.]()
Amid water woes, solar is booming in the California desert
Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back.
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Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts
The state joins Maine and Colorado in a growing movement to block utilities from using ratepayer dollars to delay climate action.
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![A woman in a blue shirt and white baseball cap moves equipment in a brightly lit lab.]()
![A woman in a blue shirt and white baseball cap moves equipment in a brightly lit lab.]()
This Georgia program is training a huge cleantech manufacturing workforce
Insiders say Quick Start is a major reason why the state has successfully wooed billions in investment from the world’s leading solar, battery and EV companies.
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![A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.]()
![A red tractor bulldozes through a field of corn.]()
Drought hits the Midwest, threatening crops and the world’s food supply
America's Breadbasket hasn’t had enough rain to sustain crop growth, including food, animal feed, and ethanol production.
