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![A canary-yellow blow-up stands in front of New York State Attorney General's office. Protestors rally around it, while two security guards watch the scene.]()
![A canary-yellow blow-up stands in front of New York State Attorney General's office. Protestors rally around it, while two security guards watch the scene.]()
How economists helped Big Oil obstruct climate action for decades
Science historian Benjamin Franta on the role economists played in the fossil fuel industry's decades-long disinformation campaign.
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US corporations talk green but are helping derail major climate bill
Apple and Amazon are among dozens of companies whose lobbying groups are fighting to stop the Democrats’ reconciliation package.
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States, tribes, and NGOs hold polluters accountable in a ‘tidal wave’ of greenwashing lawsuits
A new complaint from the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe adds to the list, alleging Seattle’s “green” hydropower kills fish.
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Can we move our forests in time to save them?
Trees have always migrated to survive. But now they need our help to avoid climate catastrophe.
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Inside Vancouver’s plan to be the greenest city in the world
A decade-long sustainability moonshot shows it's not always easy for cities going green.
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![A blast furnace at a steel mill in Salzgitter, Germany.]()
Can the world’s most polluting heavy industries decarbonize?
The production of steel, cement, and ammonia emit about one-fifth of all human-caused CO2. Technologies are emerging to decarbonize these problem industries, but analysts warn that big challenges remain.
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![Thousands of brown and white cows stand close to each other under the sun.]()
There’s a major gap in the new methane pledge: Agriculture
The Global Methane Pledge gives farmers and ranchers a ‘free pass,’ environmental groups say.
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How climate change gave rise to a monster mosquito season
Thanks to climate-fueled extreme weather, mosquitoes are everywhere this year.
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What is ‘fire weather,’ and why is it getting worse?
A new study of the American West shows that climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy — the perfect conditions for deadly wildfires.
