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![A stack of fluorinated ski waxes sits in front of a black background]()
![A stack of fluorinated ski waxes sits in front of a black background]()
The Olympics are ditching PFAS waxes — and the ‘ridiculous’ speed they gave skiers
After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them.
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![Illustration of chefs, plate of carrots, glasses of wine, pastry, and steak]()
![Illustration of chefs, plate of carrots, glasses of wine, pastry, and steak]()
Vegan fine dining had a moment. Now it’s over.
As high-end restaurants reintroduce meat, young vegan cooks are figuring out what’s next.
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![ALASKA, UNITED STATES - 2012/01/01: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeching in Icy Strait near Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)]()
![ALASKA, UNITED STATES - 2012/01/01: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeching in Icy Strait near Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)]()
Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters
“It really feels like another false solution.”
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![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
![The Montezuma Wetlands of Solano County are seen in an aerial photograph.]()
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
A proposal to store carbon dioxide deep below a Bay Area wetland is testing how — and where — California pursues climate solutions.
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![Electrical power lines are seen strung across the countryside near Houston.]()
![Electrical power lines are seen strung across the countryside near Houston.]()
The US doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
Load shifting and improving energy efficiency could reduce the need for new power plants, but utilities often profit more from building than saving power.
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Grist, Montana Free Press, and Mountain Journal selected as 2026 Report for America newsroom partners
The new collaboration will be Grist's eighth partnership in its local news network.
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![The research ship Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, is shown berthed in Shimizu, Japan.]()
![The research ship Chikyu, operated by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, is shown berthed in Shimizu, Japan.]()
Japan’s unprecedented project could test the limits of deep-sea mining
Japan is spending five weeks mining the seafloor. It is a technological milestone — and a stress test for how nations balance geopolitics, clean energy demand, and environmental risk.
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Why the future of meat production is in vats, not farms
“Cultivated” offerings join a herd of alternative meats that are challenging the traditional ways of raising livestock.
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Trump’s ‘get-out-of-jail-free card’ for polluters faces its latest test in court
The president exempted about 40 medical sterilization companies from Biden-era emissions standards. A new lawsuit challenges his authority.
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![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs following a news conference at FEMA's headquarters on January 24, 2026.]()
![Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs following a news conference at FEMA's headquarters on January 24, 2026.]()
Turmoil at FEMA adds to the revolt against Kristi Noem
The homeland security secretary has all but halted the agency’s disaster spending.
