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NASA leads push for electric planes in next frontier of cutting emissions
The agency is corralling companies to demonstrate improved ways to power aircraft via batteries rather than jet fuel.
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Study: Climate change to blame for $8 billion of Hurricane Sandy damages
A decade on, scientists find rising seas pushed flooding into the homes of 71,000 more people.
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![A person is pouring a barrel of oil into layers of soil, representing the carbon removal work of Charm.]()
Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change
How Charm Industrial became a go-to in Big Tech's mission to offset its carbon footprint.
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A clean energy proposal near a sacred Indigenous site divides a Minnesota community
The wind and solar project threatens a 7,000-year-old spiritual site.
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New report spells out what it’ll take for the world to go net-zero
Innovation and behavior change are required, new fossil fuel reserves are not.
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A sunken river valley could hold the key to protecting the Texas coast
The valley's history — and the sand it contains — could help Texas with sea-level rise.
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Cargo ships are cleaning up smog — by dumping pollution into the seas
How a fix for air pollution leads to tons of contaminated water.
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Here’s why Congress is recognizing Hazel M. Johnson, the ‘mother of environmental justice’
Proposed legislation would posthumously award Johnson the Congressional Gold Medal — and her own postage stamp.
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Should customers be able to repair their devices? This federal agency says yes.
Tech lobbyists say letting people fix their own stuff is too dangerous. The Federal Trade Commission isn't buying it.
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The EPA just accused Missouri’s environmental agency of violating the Civil Rights Act
The findings are the latest example of how the Biden administration is prioritizing environmental justice.
