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The royal baby is cute and all, but hello, the planet is on fire
ABC News gave more time to baby Archie in one week than to climate crisis in one year
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The YIMBYs are coming for your single-family neighborhood
Many U.S. cities are booming -- and experiencing housing crunches as a result. Here's a look at two cities that tried to do something about it.
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With Game of Thrones finale, sewage finally gets the primetime treatment
Season 8 of Game of Thrones might stink -- but its capital city won't for much longer.
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Feeling deflated on climate? This newsletter will get you rolling again
Read about great minds coming together to grapple with climate change — and learn how to fix your flat bike tire, too.
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The bad news about nudges: They might be backfiring
A new study suggests that nudges, small tweaks to help us make smarter decisions, risk being seen as substitutes for larger, more effective policies.
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Rising seas threaten to swamp a rare firefly’s habitat
As Delaware's coast retreats, the Bethany Beach firefly is struggling to survive.
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Disney World’s literal nuclear option, explained
“I don’t think Disney would ever [build a nuclear plant], I don’t foresee that, but I just want to prevent anything like that from occurring -- period.”
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5G networks could throw weather forecasting into chaos
Is it worth it to push our forecasting abilities back 40 years, just for faster cell service?
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This casino’s microgrid might be the future of energy
Blue Lake Rancheria could serve as a model for other remote communities seeking to establish energy independence.
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Scientists are baffled by a giant spike in this greenhouse gas (it’s not CO2)
Whoever smelt it dealt it, right?