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Carbon offsets are ‘riddled with fraud.’ Can new voluntary guidelines fix that?
Solving credibility issues may require a greater overhaul of carbon markets.
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31 days at 110 degrees: Record heat tests Phoenix’s limits
"Even if you're born and raised here, and you're used to dealing with the heat, it's still very hot and very dangerous."
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DOE commits $450M to install rooftop solar for highest-need Puerto Ricans
While overhauling Puerto Rico's grid will take years, these funds will offer immediate help to the residents most vulnerable during blackouts.
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Seattle’s Restaurant 2 Garden shows circular economy strengths
Washington state is enacting a sweeping set of policies to support community composting.
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Climate change may be fueling a global surge in cholera outbreaks
The bacteria behind one of history’s deadliest diseases is thriving again due to extreme weather.
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Did big expectations doom the tiny house movement?
Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic.
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White House takes a crack at much-needed permitting reform
New changes to a bedrock environmental law may help cut red tape for clean energy projects.
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As heat strikes, so do workers
A growing number of people who have no choice but to work in the heat are demanding greater protection.
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Grist adds new staff writers and regional reporters
This summer, the newsroom added four new staffers to cover decarbonization, Indigenous affairs, and the Midwest.
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Influencers popularized the trash jar. Now they’ve moved on.
How the trash jar went from zero-waste emblem to "elitist" cliche.