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Beyond the line: How an all-electric bus rapid transit system is transforming Indianapolis
Combatting the climate crisis is going to require rethinking how Americans move.
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Can the world overshoot its climate targets — and fix it later?
Policymakers seem to be banking on it. But irreversible climate impacts could get in the way.
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![A tree goes up in flames, surrounded by smoke.]()
It’s official: Larger, more frequent wildfires are here
Fires scorched the country in March. Is ‘wildfire season’ a thing of the past?
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![A semi truck with exhaust coming out of pipes that cover a man using an asthma inhaler; inhaler prescription label in background]()
Switching to zero-emission cars and trucks could save more than 100,000 lives over the next three decades
The American Lung Association report also estimates $1.2 trillion savings in health care costs
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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.
Trees are great at capturing warming gases, but mass-planting efforts tell a tricky story.
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![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks along side Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young as he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.]()
![U.S. President Joe Biden speaks along side Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young as he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.]()
What’s in Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget proposal?
Funding for green jobs, climate research, and environmental justice.
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Midwestern lawmakers are trying to replace Russian oil with ethanol
Advocates of increased ethanol sales argue that it could lower fuel prices and help the climate. Both counts are hotly contested.
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The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect our wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
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‘We are unstoppable’: Youth climate strikes return in full force
Students march for their future in 750 cities across the globe
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![Branches coming out of the tops of tipis next to anti-pipeline flag and flag of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe]()
A new report reveals how the Dakota Access Pipeline is breaking the law
Authors say the study could be pivotal in stopping DAPL.
