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You thought the U.S. fire season was bad. Russia’s is much worse.
Emissions from Siberia’s fires are more than Germany’s total annual greenhouse gases.
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![Donkey pulling larger donkey with Earth balanced on ropes between them]()
Meet the CEPP, the biggest federal climate policy you’ve never heard of
It’s convoluted. Democrats can’t agree on it. It still may be the best shot at a major climate law this decade.
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US Steel was fined $1.2 million for polluting Lake Michigan. Then it polluted the lake again.
The Indiana facility's spill interrupted drinking water processing and forced the closure of nearby beaches.
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Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time
American housing authorities may soon see an influx of federal funding. Paris offers lessons in how to spend it.
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Can this milk really ‘fight climate change’? It’s complicated.
Cows are messy business. A Portland startup wants to clean them up.
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![A blast furnace at a steel mill in Salzgitter, Germany.]()
Can the world’s most polluting heavy industries decarbonize?
The production of steel, cement, and ammonia emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging to decarbonize these problem industries, but analysts warn that big challenges remain.
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Crowdfunded, climate-smart farming is rebuilding soil and savings
Farmers and ranchers of all stripes have expressed interest in tapping into the benefits of climate-smart practices.
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Why the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of climate solutions is so controversial
Clean hydrogen could replace fossil fuels for almost everything. But should it?
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There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture
The Global Methane Pledge gives farmers and ranchers a ‘free pass,’ environmental groups say.
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Why many food experts don’t want a new international body for food science
An “IPCC for food” is more controversial than it sounds.
