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![Aerial view of Arctic sea ice]()
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The global treaty to save the ozone layer has also slowed Arctic ice melt
That's because chemicals banned under the 1987 Montreal Protocol are also potent greenhouse gases.
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![Coca-Cola bottles, with some wrapped in plastic]()
![Coca-Cola bottles, with some wrapped in plastic]()
Plastic bottles harm human health at every stage of their life cycle
A new report says beverage companies like Coca-Cola must be “held accountable for the supply chain impacts of their plastics.”
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![A city employee tosses an assortment of plastic containers into a curbside recycling truck in Houston, Texas.]()
![A city employee tosses an assortment of plastic containers into a curbside recycling truck in Houston, Texas.]()
New research defends curbside recycling as an effective climate tool
The study finds that, despite their cost and other drawbacks, such programs can help small cities reach their climate goals.
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![Olatunji Oboi Reed photo with blue border]()
![Olatunji Oboi Reed photo with blue border]()
On Chicago’s South Side, one bike ride became a passion for cycling and racial equity
Struggling with depression and on leave from his corporate job, Olatunji Oboi Reed decided to get his bike out of the basement. That ride set him on a new path that led to his current work, promoting racial equity in transportation and beyond.
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![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
At last, states reach a Colorado River deal: Pay farmers not to farm
The Biden administration has temporarily resolved a dire water crisis — with help from a wet winter.
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How an energy giant helped law enforcement quell the Standing Rock protests
New documents show Energy Transfer spent big on police gear and worked with a cadre of spin doctors to fight an information war against protesters.
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![Country singer Dolly Parton appears in a black and white photo showing her performing in concert on a darkened stage at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.]()
![Country singer Dolly Parton appears in a black and white photo showing her performing in concert on a darkened stage at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.]()
Dolly Parton’s new song is a climate anthem — if you want it to be
The iconic singer has a long history of taking seemingly "political" positions that say less about her convictions than about our own.
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![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
As drought grips the Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid is no match for climate change
Experts say the hunger crisis in Somalia and Ethiopia highlights an urgent need for adaptation funding.
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New York’s public housing is sinking — literally
The city is spending billions to protect Manhattan. Other boroughs, not so much.
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Rural electric co-ops to get nearly $11 billion in federal funds for clean energy grants, loans
The programs are meant to put rural electric cooperatives on equal footing with larger privately owned companies.
