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![Four cars and a truck are half submerged in water on a highway with green exit signs in the background]()
![Four cars and a truck are half submerged in water on a highway with green exit signs in the background]()
Climate change is messing with city sewers — and the solutions are even messier
As heavy rains overwhelm aging pipes, Boston and NYC are choosing very different paths forward.
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![Two people's forearms in a handshake against a yellow background. Behind their hands is a circular cutout of a rainforest.]()
![Two people's forearms in a handshake against a yellow background. Behind their hands is a circular cutout of a rainforest.]()
Corporate climate targets are a mess. Could tracking ‘spheres of influence’ help?
New research proposes a new, more expansive way to look at companies’ contribution to global net-zero.
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![Frontal view of a large piece of John Deere farming equipment harvesting a field of soybeans]()
![Frontal view of a large piece of John Deere farming equipment harvesting a field of soybeans]()
Here’s how much cropland could be freed up if Americans ate half as much meat
A national flexitarian diet would reduce the amount of U.S. farmland by roughly the size of South Dakota.
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![Tall marquee in blue and red and white on TV/convention stage, with wooden podium and people milling around.]()
How do you reduce the carbon footprint of a political convention? One donation at a time.
Organizers want the 50,000 attendees to pitch in toward solutions.
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Your guide to voting after a disaster
How to cast your ballot, in person or by mail, if extreme weather disrupts your life.
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Extreme weather 101: Your guide to staying prepared and informed
How to pack a go-bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid.
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![A group of people sit in the soil]()
![A group of people sit in the soil]()
How can you tell if soil is healthy? Just listen to it.
First-of-its-kind research shows how "ecoacoustics" can help scientists monitor the health of soils — using underground critter concerts.
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![A woman holds a phone and a power bill looking at a usage graphic]()
![A woman holds a phone and a power bill looking at a usage graphic]()
Breaking down a Georgia Power bill
Here's a look at all the charges that make up a typical monthly electricity bill for many Georgia residents.
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![two construction workers walk through a field of solar arrays erected outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California.]()
![two construction workers walk through a field of solar arrays erected outside the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California.]()
Recent Supreme Court decisions are already slowing climate progress
Supreme Court rulings limiting federal authority have upended the legal landscape — and could discourage bold climate policies.
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![digital collage of hands holding a sign that reads climate emergency with a speech bubble behind the hands and sign]()
![digital collage of hands holding a sign that reads climate emergency with a speech bubble behind the hands and sign]()
Research shows that what you call climate change doesn’t matter much
People don't need "climate emergency" or "global boiling" to make them worried. They're already worried.
