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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds Indigenous rights to reclaim land
The ruling puts up additional road blocks for the mining, logging, and cattle industries.
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EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles
The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use.
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Winter just ended in South America. It’s 110 degrees.
The unseasonal heat in Brazil is bad news for the world's supply of coffee and soybeans.
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Smart thermostats are helping Arizona’s grid ride out extreme heat
Amid soaring temperatures, Arizona has seen success with utility programs that incentivize people to turn down the AC when the power grid is stressed.
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From Jane to the Octonauts, children’s TV is taking on the climate crisis
Experts say these shows can help parents talk about a thorny subject — and inspire hope.
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The summer that reality caught up to climate fiction
"My novel is going to be coming true for the rest of my life."
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![Indigenous groups and opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project protest its construction across northern Minnesota.]()
![Indigenous groups and opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project protest its construction across northern Minnesota.]()
Minnesota judge throws out charges against Line 3 pipeline protesters
Citing a rarely used statute, the court dismissed Line 3 protest charges in the name of climate justice.
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A group of US governors promises to install 20 million heat pumps by 2030
And they want to put at least 40 percent of them in disadvantaged communities.
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Grist adds new staffer to innovation and growth team
Justin Ray joins Grist as a senior audience producer.
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Biochar is a ‘shovel-ready’ climate technology, but can it scale up?
The soil soot is a small-scale solution that climate advocates — and corporations — want more of.
