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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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![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
A new coalition is placing a big bet on carbon removal technology
Companies, nonprofits, foundations, and universities are coming together to promote "direct air capture," or sucking CO2 from the air. But not everyone thinks it is a good idea.
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![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
The war in Ukraine may ramp up pollution in US oil and gas communities
People who live near fracking wells and liquified natural gas terminals are pushing back.
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![cutout of corn with green mold growing on it on dirty looking beige background]()
New study: Climate change will spread toxic mold to Midwest corn
Aflatoxin, a chemical produced by infectious mold, could be coming to the Corn Belt.
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![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
Idaho’s ‘wind rush’ meets opposition outside a WWII prison camp
Friends of Minidoka say the Lava Ridge wind farm’s 400 turbines would disrespect a sacred memorial.
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![A silhouette of a man walking a dog below electric lines. The sky is hazy and bright orange.]()
Summer forecast: Extreme heat with a chance of rolling blackouts
NOAA expects unusually hot temperatures across all 50 states.
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![Collage of bed floating in air with an earth that is on fire underneath it]()
Study: Warming temperatures are eroding our ability to sleep
Climate change is keeping us up at night in more ways than one.
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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.
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When wheat never dies
Could commercially viable and tasty perennial crops like Kernza be regenerative agriculture's holy grail?
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![Collage of outlines of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona with trees and a carbon removal facility on top]()
![Collage of outlines of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona with trees and a carbon removal facility on top]()
Why Boulder County and Flagstaff are enlisting cities to suck carbon out of the atmosphere
Move over, Big Tech: These communities are building a local coalition for carbon removal.
