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Gasoline use isn’t falling fast enough. Targeting ‘superusers’ could help.
America may have hit “peak gasoline,” but the fossil fuel’s decline is still too slow to meet climate goals.
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Extreme weather is disrupting Amtrak’s trains — and its climate benefits
Amtrak is the climate-friendly option — if extreme weather doesn't disrupt your trip.
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Biden administration pauses copper mining project on Oak Flat, a sacred Apache site
The Arizona mine project won't move forward until more discussions with Indigenous communities.
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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]()
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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.
