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![hands hold dried coffee beans]()
![hands hold dried coffee beans]()
Inside a new experiment to find the climate-proof coffee of the future
An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew.
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![Heavy equipment buries tree logs in a freshly dug vault in a field]()
![Heavy equipment buries tree logs in a freshly dug vault in a field]()
‘Wood vaulting’: A simple climate solution you’ve probably never heard of
Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem?
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![A worker stands on a mechanical lift amid construction on a large building]()
![A worker stands on a mechanical lift amid construction on a large building]()
In Georgia, companies want to cut emissions. Utilities are holding them back.
With less than half of Georgia Power's electricity carbon-free, businesses and governments are scrambling to meet looming clean energy targets.
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![Clay-colored water floods land, with only tops of trees sticking up.]()
![Clay-colored water floods land, with only tops of trees sticking up.]()
Tribal lands in Oklahoma are 5 times more likely to flood than rest of state
When Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands, they were boxed into flood-prone areas.
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![Kamala Harris speaks at a lectern outside with Joe Biden in the background]()
![Kamala Harris speaks at a lectern outside with Joe Biden in the background]()
What would a Harris presidency mean for the climate?
A look at Kamala Harris' record on clean energy, climate diplomacy, and environmental justice in California, the Senate, and the White House.
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![A series of six photos show a man with injuries, a tap, a woman, someone looking at a person's hair, a woman collecting water, a person holding pills, and an industrial facility.]()
![A series of six photos show a man with injuries, a tap, a woman, someone looking at a person's hair, a woman collecting water, a person holding pills, and an industrial facility.]()
The problematic chemicals fueling America’s EV revolution
Ramped-up production of toxins used in the batteries has communities worried.
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![A large brick apartment building with AC window units stands in front of the DC skyline with the Washington monument in the background.]()
![A large brick apartment building with AC window units stands in front of the DC skyline with the Washington monument in the background.]()
The US is failing renters during extreme heat waves
Laws require landlords to provide heat. It’s not the same for AC.
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![Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, wearing suits, stand on stage. Trump, wearing a white bandage on his ear, is saying something to Vance.]()
![Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, wearing suits, stand on stage. Trump, wearing a white bandage on his ear, is saying something to Vance.]()
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![A worker sorts plastics at a sorting and compacting facility in Bang Phli in Samut Prakan, Thailand]()
![A worker sorts plastics at a sorting and compacting facility in Bang Phli in Samut Prakan, Thailand]()
One way a plastics treaty could help the Global South: Fund waste management
Tackling plastic’s entire lifespan, from production to disposal, could eliminate most of the pollution it generates. But a vast expansion of waste management is a “crucial prerequisite.”
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![A portrait of state Sen. Mary Kunesh from Minnesota]()
![A portrait of state Sen. Mary Kunesh from Minnesota]()
The state senator leading efforts to return land to tribal nations
"We can't sit back anymore and not participate."
