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![A group of young people holding signs in Spanish with their arms raised walk down a dusty road.]()
![A group of young people holding signs in Spanish with their arms raised walk down a dusty road.]()
To save the Amazon, what if we listened to those living within It?
Aiming to prevent “climate and ecological collapse,” rainforest inhabitants release a detailed plan to save their home, honing in on ending fossil fuel subsidies and securing Indigenous land rights.
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![A man in a suit looks out at floor to ceiling windows over a college campus.]()
![A man in a suit looks out at floor to ceiling windows over a college campus.]()
Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative
The university is attempting to position itself as the place for serious scientific consideration of Earth system interventions aimed at reversing or counteracting climate change.
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![Several red oil derricks sit in a barren field.]()
![Several red oil derricks sit in a barren field.]()
How America’s ‘most powerful lobby’ is stifling efforts to reform oil well cleanup in state after state
In New Mexico, oil companies agreed to work with regulators to find a solution to the state’s more than 70,000 unplugged wells. After months of negotiations, the industry turned against the bill it helped shape.
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![An oil derrick sits next to a home in a residential neighborhood.]()
![An oil derrick sits next to a home in a residential neighborhood.]()
Controversial measure overturning oil well restrictions won’t be on California ballot
The decision to withdraw the ballot measure means that state rules protecting homes and schools near oil and gas wells will go into effect. The companies say they will challenge the law in court.
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![An aerial view of a massive industrial complex on a brown river, surrounded by trees.]()
![An aerial view of a massive industrial complex on a brown river, surrounded by trees.]()
Flouting Biden pause, agency approves largest LNG terminal in US
Whether the Louisiana project is built may hinge on federal study of climate and economic impact of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry.
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How a ‘citizen map’ is helping Brazil prepare for its next big flood
In the wake of last month’s disastrous flooding, researchers are asking residents to use their smartphone cameras to document the damage and high-water marks.
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![Group of people protesting working with toxic chemicals, two holding signs]()
![Group of people protesting working with toxic chemicals, two holding signs]()
Forever chemicals are poisoning your insurance
As commercial insurers cut PFAS coverage, small businesses and consumers will swallow the cost.
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![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
![A misty field with an industrial installation on the edge.]()
Pennsylvania landowners could be forced to accept carbon dioxide burial on their land
Environmentalists fear leaks, explosions, earthquakes and more from a carbon capture bill with bipartisan support.
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![Sheep graze on grass under a series of solar panels.]()
![Sheep graze on grass under a series of solar panels.]()
Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?
Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers in Australia have been slow to catch on.
