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Wildfire smoke threatens the World Cup final. FIFA still doesn’t have a plan.
There’s no way to close off the open-air stadium where stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are slated to square off.
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Why did energy-saving tips disappear from the Energy Department website?
As the country sizzled through heat waves, the government removed some of its most actionable advice about how to conserve energy.
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Line 5 tunnel in Michigan clears major permitting hurdle, in blow to opposition
Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
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![President Donald Trump signs the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law at the White House on July 4, 2025. The bill repealed major portions of the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.]()
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Biden’s climate law is dead. The energy transition might not be.
A year after Trump repealed the Inflation Reduction Act, the outlook for climate action is dark. But there are silver linings.
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The Aral Sea isn’t just an ecological nightmare — it’s a carbon bomb
Most of this inland sea is a dry lakebed the size of Ireland, and it has already released 748 million metric tons of CO2. But scientists say there's still time to reverse course.
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Data centers are booming. Indigenous leaders want help protecting their lands.
Indigenous leaders warn the U.N. that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence data centers threatens their rights.
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They wanted to hold Exxon accountable. Then they got hacked.
A decade after climate activists' emails were breached, a court case is shedding new light on who allegedly orchestrated the hacking.
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![an orange ship in front of a forested tropical island sihoette sits in front of a port area. its hull says Anuanua Moana in white paint and capital letters.]()
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A Bay Area financial analyst wants a piece of this mineral-rich seabed surrounded by 3 Pacific nations
As President Trump pushes seabed mining, the bid by an American startup reveals the limits of island nations' control over their neighboring waters.
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Nebraska wants data centers to come clean about water usage
The industry can be a black box of information. But as the state deals with persistent drought, residents and regulators want more answers.
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For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war
Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.
