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There’s no threat too big for New York rats, even climate change
Climate forecast: warmer winters with a chance of rat apocalypse.
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The girl power behind your favorite environmental news outlet
Support nonprofit news and help us meet our goal of raising $50,000 by December 31. Donate now through end of December and all gifts will be matched.
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![A man runs on a field against a cloudy sky, with the United States Capitol in the background.]()
![A man runs on a field against a cloudy sky, with the United States Capitol in the background.]()
CBO dismisses costs of global warming, posing hurdle for climate legislation
Amid mounting climate damage, the Congress’ official budget scorekeeper said global warming poses little economic risk in the next 30 years.
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It’s (nearly) official: 2018 was the 4th warmest year in recorded history
The five warmest years have happened within the past five years.
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![Polish students are seen holding a banner during a protest at the UN COP24 Climate Change conference, in solidarity with 15-year-old activist Greta Thunberg.]()
![Polish students are seen holding a banner during a protest at the UN COP24 Climate Change conference, in solidarity with 15-year-old activist Greta Thunberg.]()
Climate change activists vow to step up protests around world
Campaigners say they will force governments to act after lack of progress at U.N. summit
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Here’s a better way to argue about climate change
Don't argue facts. Talk about how we know what we know.
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![Puerto Ricans who were displaced by Hurricane Maria, arrive in buses from western Massachusetts on First St., NE, on June 6, 2018.]()
![Puerto Ricans who were displaced by Hurricane Maria, arrive in buses from western Massachusetts on First St., NE, on June 6, 2018.]()
130,000: The number of Puerto Ricans who never returned after Maria
That's almost 4 percent of the island's population.
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![Elon Musk, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc., speaks at an unveiling event for The Boring Company Hawthorne test tunnel December 18, 2018 in Hawthorne, California.]()
![Elon Musk, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc., speaks at an unveiling event for The Boring Company Hawthorne test tunnel December 18, 2018 in Hawthorne, California.]()
Elon Musk’s tunnel vision totally misses the point
If the point of Musk’s overly complex system is to move actual people, not cars, this is a very bad idea.
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Groups sue Trump administration for ‘harassing’ whales with seismic blasting
Seismic surveys are the first step to opening up the Atlantic to offshore drilling, Coastal communities say they come with their own risks to marine life.
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These 13 words defined our overheating planet in 2018
The world was on fire this year, and so was our vocabulary.
