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Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for ‘sun kinks.’
As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms.
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What is a liquid? Utilities sue to avoid coal ash cleanup — and lose.
With the definition resolved, will the EPA come for polluting coal plants?
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Battle of the bogs: Farmers and EU face off over Ireland’s largest carbon store
Irish farmers have been burning carbon-rich peat to heat their rural homes for generations, but the practice has come under fire.
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Colorado’s dirty secret: A $500 billion mining industry built on Indigenous land
A new report says that it’s only a fraction of the almost $2 trillion the state has made on stolen land.
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Barbara Kingsolver on climate change: ‘Words are what I have to offer’
The novelist explains why she wrote a pledge for the American Climate Corps.
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To save the Amazon, what if we listened to those living within It?
Aiming to prevent “climate and ecological collapse,” rainforest inhabitants release a detailed plan to save their home, honing in on ending fossil fuel subsidies and securing Indigenous land rights.
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Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative
The university is attempting to position itself as the place for serious scientific consideration of Earth system interventions aimed at reversing or counteracting climate change.
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Albuquerque made itself drought-proof. Then its dam started leaking.
Cities across the West rely on fragile water sources — and aging infrastructure.
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How America’s ‘most powerful lobby’ is stifling efforts to reform oil well cleanup in state after state
In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape.
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![A vegan kale Caesar salad dropped with croutons and shaved and grated vegan cheese sits on a plate on a wire rack.]()
No Parm, no problem: How modern chefs are veganizing the Caesar salad
On its 100th birthday, the Caesar is still king of salads — even without the cheese, anchovies, and egg.
