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UN sets ‘wishy-washy’ climate target for global shipping industry
The agreement is to decarbonize the sector "by or around, i.e., close to 2050."
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How air pollution and the housing crisis are connected
When you're homeless, dangerous air isn't just during wildfire season.
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Here are the chances your water supply is contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
If you live in America, it's a coin toss.
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Offshore wind just got its biggest boost yet
The Biden administration approved a project in New Jersey that will generate enough renewable power for 380,000 homes.
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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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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.
