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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.
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Coronavirus postpones major climate plan in Congress
A congressional climate committee planned to unveil an ambitious climate action proposal by the end of this month. Those plans are on hold now.
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Why don’t we treat climate change like an infectious disease?
There will be no vaccine for climate change
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Solar power has been growing for decades. Then coronavirus rocked the market.
As global attention turns to fighting coronavirus, clean energy is taking a hit.
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Who’s your climate champion? Sanders and Biden vied for the title at Sunday’s debate
From coronavirus to climate change, the candidates showed how they'd govern in the midst of crisis.
