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Trump officials say Alaska is ‘open for business.’ So far, no one’s buying.
Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little interest — leaving the state to spend millions propping up the idea.
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Good news! These ‘positive tipping points’ will help save the world.
Yes, catastrophic tipping points are unfolding in nature. But humanity can exploit their beneficial counterparts to accelerate the clean energy revolution and improve lives.
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Grist launches international reporting project on the impacts of climate change on human health
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
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This obscure Georgia election is about so much more than your power bill
Behind the PSC race is a battle for political control of the state — and maybe the country.
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Scientists have a dire new warning about the state of the planet
Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical action.
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Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
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Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
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The West’s new gold rush is the data center boom
The tech industry’s soaring electricity and water demands are raising consumer rates and threatening sustainability goals.
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In New York, a pipeline proposal that just won’t die
Why some think a “lurid political shakedown” by President Trump will get a pipeline built off Rockaway Beach.
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What we lost when cars won
Americans once feared cars. Now we can’t imagine life without them.