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Photo of DNC fireworks celebration with Biden and Harris

The US voted out a climate denier, and world leaders jumped for joy

Still, President-elect Biden has a lot of trust to rebuild.

Shannon Osaka Science

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Here’s what it will take for Biden and Harris to deliver on environmental justice

Environmental justice advocates are cautiously optimistic about the new administration's plans to protect vulnerable communities from the disproportionate effects of pollution.

Yvette Cabrera & Angely Mercado Politics

29 storms and counting: The story behind the Atlantic’s super-active hurricane season

What was truly record-breaking about this season: the number of times major storms cut nearly identical paths through the Gulf Coast.

Zoya Teirstein Science

Meet the experts handling Biden’s transition to the White House

These researchers, lawyers, and businesspeople will help the president-elect maximize the potential of executive action.

Zoya Teirstein Politics

How one man’s philosophy of data and food science could help save the planet

Oliver Zahn once pondered the nature of the cosmos. Now he’s using machine learning to build plant-based proteins that taste just like meat — and cheese.

Adrienne Day Fix

Companies say they are going net-zero. Can we trust them?

Here's how to evaluate a corporate net-zero pledge.

Emily Pontecorvo & Jesse Nichols Technology

Youth activists will push for climate action — even with a divided Congress

The Sunrise Movement and the American Conservation Coalition, two groups on opposite ends of the political spectrum, both aim to push members of Congress on the issue of climate change.

Zoya Teirstein Politics

Colorado voted to bring back wolves. Why was the race so close?

The ballot measure once had overwhelming support, but the vote was decided on a razor’s edge.

Emily Pontecorvo Politics

Northwest co-op builds for a local food future beyond Big Ag

"I’ve always felt like this was something to do in case the world doesn’t end."

Carl Segerstrom Food

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Biden won the election. Now can he save the planet?

What the U.S. does next will affect Earth for millennia.