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![A group of young people sits in the shade of a tree on a bright and sunny street.]()
![A group of young people sits in the shade of a tree on a bright and sunny street.]()
June heat waves smash records across the globe
It’s not your imagination: This summer is already hotter than normal.
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![A busy street with cars and a biker in front of a gas station.]()
![A busy street with cars and a biker in front of a gas station.]()
The push to ban new gas stations is coming to Los Angeles
LA, the capital of car culture, could be the first big city to enact such a ban.
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![train passes in front of apartment buildings with industrial facilities and a river in the background]()
![train passes in front of apartment buildings with industrial facilities and a river in the background]()
New Jersey releases blueprint for landmark environmental justice law
'We need to actually say no to industry when it hurts communities.'
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![people sit at picnic tables under a shaded pavilion in a park]()
![people sit at picnic tables under a shaded pavilion in a park]()
As a heat wave grips the US, lessons from the hottest city in America
Summer is becoming unbearable. Phoenix holds solutions on how to cope.
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![iew at Yucca Mountain Nuclear Facility located West of Las Vegas, is proposed to store hazardous materials including used nuclear fuels, January 23, 2003 near Mercury, Nevada.]()
![iew at Yucca Mountain Nuclear Facility located West of Las Vegas, is proposed to store hazardous materials including used nuclear fuels, January 23, 2003 near Mercury, Nevada.]()
Smaller reactors may still have a big nuclear waste problem
A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the U.S. needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage.
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![Rush hour at the intersection of the 110 and 101 freeways on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles.]()
![Rush hour at the intersection of the 110 and 101 freeways on June 15, 2021 in Los Angeles.]()
Car tires produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show
In part because of the increasing weight of cars, toxic particles from tires are almost 2,000 times worse than from exhausts.
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![three photos of children: one holding a sign, one holding a fish, and one sitting on a tree trunk]()
![three photos of children: one holding a sign, one holding a fish, and one sitting on a tree trunk]()
In Hawaii, youth are suing over climate inaction
They're targeting the state's biggest emitter, the transportation sector.
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![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
Yes, you can save lives by planting trees, a new study says
Increasing urban greenery could save lives of tens of thousands of older adults, researchers found.
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![a man inspects a tesla electric car]()
![a man inspects a tesla electric car]()
The mental block preventing people from buying electric vehicles
A new study found people greatly underestimate how many of their daily tasks an EV could support.
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NYC wants more rooftop solar. Its fire code is getting in the way.
Public safety vs. climate action: The battle over the Big Apple's rules for buildings.
