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Lessons from coronavirus and climate change: Don’t be deceived by small numbers
When we think about the difference between the flu and COVID-19, we should also think about the difference between 1.5 and 2 degrees C of warming.
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One more way the world wasn’t prepared for coronavirus: Air pollution
The connections between dirty air and the virus.
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Here are the top ways the world could take on climate change in 2020
The most comprehensive list of climate solutions just got an update.
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DDT’s toxic legacy could span three generations
Scientists have struggled to link DDT and cancer. Then a library of frozen blood changed everything.
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‘A common germ pool’: The frightening origins of the coronavirus
"We need to see what nature is trying to tell us here. We need to recognize that we’re playing with fire.”
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For pandemics and climate change, voluntary measures aren’t enough
If a situation is truly dire, then actions, not words, are the best way for elected officials to communicate that.
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Did DDT play a role in my family’s cancers?
These four sisters all developed breast cancer, despite having no genetic markers for the illness. Was something in their environment responsible? One of their daughters is looking at the once widely-used insecticide DDT as the possible culprit.
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Utilities face pressure to stop shutting off services amid coronavirus pandemic
Companies are voluntarily halting disconnects over unpaid bills, but advocates warn there’s no legal obligation to do so amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Marooned by that virus? Save New York with this board game
This new board game is like 'Pandemic' for climate change.
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Most lithium batteries end up in a landfill. A new bill aims to change that.
Today, researchers estimate that less than 5 percent of lithium batteries are recycled at the end of their lives.
