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![Pozo Maria, a pit near Villablino in the Laciana Valley, Spain, that was recently closed.]()
![Pozo Maria, a pit near Villablino in the Laciana Valley, Spain, that was recently closed.]()
Trump wants to ramp up coal. Spain has found a way to quit it.
The country is investing $285 million to help the miners left behind — though they are skeptical about the changing economy.
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David Attenborough’s dire climate warning: ‘Our greatest threat in thousands of years’
“The world’s people have spoken. Their message is clear: Time is running out,” the famed naturalist said at a U.N. conference in Poland.
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Can we save the world from climate change without declaring war?
Battle metaphors pit one group against another. Do they undermine our ability to take on climate change?
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The radical tools that could save coral reefs
New report examines experimental intervention techniques in hopes of sustaining reefs in a warming world.
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![A man wears a surgical face mask while crossing a street in the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, October 13, 2017.]()
![A man wears a surgical face mask while crossing a street in the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, October 13, 2017.]()
The smoke’s gone, but hearts and lungs still may be in danger months after wildfires
An increase in ER visits three months after a large California fire raises questions about long-term health effects of blazes raging across the West.
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Video games consume more electricity than 25 power plants can produce
Researchers set up a special lab to measure gaming’s massive carbon footprint.
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Trump administration’s climate report raises new questions about nuclear energy’s future
The thirstiest source of electricity is already struggling, and greater risk of droughts will only add to those woes.
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EPA chief says Trump administration may reshape next federal climate report
The EPA’s Andrew Wheeler said he “wouldn’t be surprised if the Obama administration told the report’s authors to take a look at the worst case scenario.”
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U.N. climate report card: When it comes to cutting emissions, a dog ate the world’s homework
The gap between what we’re actually doing and what we need to be doing is at its widest point in history.
