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‘Regenerative agriculture’: World-saving idea or food marketing ploy?
Here's the dirt on the next big foodie buzzword.
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Trump’s climate policies face 6 big legal battles this year
State attorneys general are gearing up to fight some noxious policies.
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The Midwest is calling for a clean energy revolution
Could bipartisan success in the Midwest pave the way for carbon-free energy in almost every state?
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Nearly all tornadoes are survivable, so why are people still dying?
The devastation in Alabama's Lee County isn’t just a weather disaster; it’s a failure of society.
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How the U.S. got addicted to plastics
The 1939 World’s Fair was a testament to cork’s primacy in consumer packaging. But a little-known substance called plastic was waiting in the wings.
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Why Toledo just gave legal rights to Lake Erie
In a special election this week, voters supported a controversial ballot measure giving Lake Erie the right to “exist, flourish, and naturally evolve.”
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Youth climate strikers: ‘We are going to change the fate of humanity’
Students issue an open letter ahead of global day of action on March 15, when young people are expected to strike across 50 nations.
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To fear or not to fear? A conversation between David Wallace-Wells and Eric Holthaus
David Wallace-Wells and Eric Holthaus discuss telling stories about the end of the world, facing climate fears, and finding hope in the face of doomsday studies.
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Warming oceans have already harmed the world’s fish supply
A first-of-its-kind study reveals that ocean warming has significantly affected fisheries worldwide.
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Your weather tweets are showing your climate amnesia
A database of 2 billion tweets shows people get so used to weather extremes they might stop noticing them. That's bad for action on climate change.