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![Collage of can opener, can, tomato jar, coffee mug, and butterfly beside a strawberry]()
![Collage of can opener, can, tomato jar, coffee mug, and butterfly beside a strawberry]()
Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat.
It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.
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Appalachia’s iconic salamander was slated for federal protection. It’s still in limbo.
As climate change remakes the mountains, the fight to save the hellbender is becoming a fight for home.
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![U.S. cross-country skier Ben Ogden competes in the men's team sprint free finals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games.]()
![U.S. cross-country skier Ben Ogden competes in the men's team sprint free finals at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games.]()
Team USA is proving that world-class skiing doesn’t require PFAS wax
U.S. ski techs reflect on competing at the first Olympics banning waxes with "forever chemicals."
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Ask a Climate Therapist: How do I deal with friends and family who won’t stop polluting?
Your climate values are conflicting with your closest relationships. Here's some advice on how to cope.
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![Han Dasom of Team Republic of Korea is seen competing at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.]()
![Han Dasom of Team Republic of Korea is seen competing at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.]()
The Olympics just saw its first ‘forever chemical’ disqualifications
Waxes containing PFAS are banned at the Milan-Cortina Games. Three athletes already have been disqualified for using them.
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![Finneas and Billie Eilish on stage with 3 other people at the Grammys]()
![Finneas and Billie Eilish on stage with 3 other people at the Grammys]()
Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession
Returning Indigenous land won't destroy civilization -- it could save it.
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![A stack of fluorinated ski waxes sits in front of a black background]()
![A stack of fluorinated ski waxes sits in front of a black background]()
The Olympics are ditching PFAS waxes — and the ‘ridiculous’ speed they gave skiers
After years of concern over so-called “fluoro” waxes, the Milan Cortina Games will be the first Olympics without them.
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Panic buying ahead of the winter storm isn’t preparedness. Here’s who it hurts.
While some hoard bread, milk, and eggs, others face bare shelves — and the planet pays too.
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![cartoon mascot of a lump of coal wearing a hard hat, safety vest, and boots]()
![cartoon mascot of a lump of coal wearing a hard hat, safety vest, and boots]()
Why the government is trying to make coal cute
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
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The biggest climate migration problem may be that there’s not enough of it
In his new book, Julian Hattem explores how migration can be a climate solution — not just for those who are able to move, but for their home communities as well.
