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![A crowd of people ride e-bikes in downtown Washington DC]()
![A crowd of people ride e-bikes in downtown Washington DC]()
E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously
E-bike sales are booming, providing a sustainable form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet American cities remain committed to cars.
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![Headshots of Andreas Malm and Wim Carton beside the book cover for The Long Heat]()
![Headshots of Andreas Malm and Wim Carton beside the book cover for The Long Heat]()
So many climate solutions, so few emissions reductions. A new book explains why.
In "The Long Heat," Wim Carton and Andreas Malm argue that capitalism has turned the climate crisis into a business opportunity.
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![A panoramic view of the Kigluaik Mountains in western Alaska is seen from the road between the towns of Nome and Mary's Igloo.]()
![A panoramic view of the Kigluaik Mountains in western Alaska is seen from the road between the towns of Nome and Mary's Igloo.]()
In Alaska, a graphite mine races toward approval without the required tribal consent
A project in western Alaska is being fast-tracked in a process that has not yet included legally required consultations with Inupiaq communities.
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![Presiden Xi Jinping on a giant screen in United Nations meeting room]()
![Presiden Xi Jinping on a giant screen in United Nations meeting room]()
10 years after the Paris Agreement, countries are still missing climate deadlines
Meanwhile, emissions have continued to rise since the landmark treaty was signed.
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![La Cumplida coffee farm]()
![La Cumplida coffee farm]()
La Cumplida shows how coffee can restore ecosystems and economies
La Cumplida has turned deforested hills into thriving shade-grown coffee farms, showing that healing the land can also grow profits.
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![A river runs through a rural area]()
Texas floods showed why many rural communities feel abandoned in a crisis
Almost a third of Americans live in unincorporated communities beyond city limits, where disaster aid can confuse and frustrate.
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California extends cap-and-trade, as Indigenous nations grapple with the trade-offs
The Yurok Tribe has earned tens of millions from offsets, but critics say carbon markets perpetuate colonialism and allow companies to pay to pollute.
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![A large brown building is surrounded by smokestacks]()
![A large brown building is surrounded by smokestacks]()
Utilities are doing even worse on climate than they were 5 years ago
Major U.S. utilities earn an “F” on a new report card because they’re planning to build far too little clean energy and far too many gas-fired power plants.
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After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.
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![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
![Trash bags and other plastic refuse under a tree, with river in background]()
A ‘coordinated campaign of deception’: Philly sues 2 companies over misleading recycling labels
The lawsuit targets SC Johnson, owner of Ziploc bags, and Bimbo Bakeries, the country's biggest bread and snack food manufacturer.
