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World must ‘restrain demand’ for plastic, OECD report says
Annual plastic production weighs as much as 45,500 Eiffel Towers.
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UN report warns climate change could spur 50% more wildfires by 2100
Governments are spending too much money on fire suppression and not enough on prevention.
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Dakota Access Pipeline operator loses legal battle
The announcement is a victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, but DAPL remains operational.
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Who’s in charge of fixing the environment in eastern Oklahoma?
How a Supreme Court win for tribal sovereignty could have ripple effects on environmental protections across the country.
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PR worked for Big Oil. So can it work for climate action?
The scholar Melissa Aronczyk sees dangers in borrowing from the PR playbook.
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A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil
Can it work for PFAS-contaminated farms?
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It’s not just climate: Are we ignoring other causes of disasters?
A growing number of scientists are cautioning that blaming disasters solely on climate overlooks the poor policy and planning decisions that make these events much worse.
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Utility monopolies are hurting rooftop solar. Can antitrust lawsuits rein them in?
A federal court found that an Arizona utility that crushed rooftop solar was not protected from antitrust laws.
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An ‘emerging crisis’: The climate is changing too fast for plants and animals to adapt
New UN report highlights how warming temperatures are upending nature's life cycles — with devastating impacts on agriculture and biodiversity.
