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![Hadza scout Ezekiel Phillipo overlooking Tanzania's Yaeda Valley.]()
![Hadza scout Ezekiel Phillipo overlooking Tanzania's Yaeda Valley.]()
In Tanzania, carbon offsets preserve forests and a way of life
Carbon offsets have been criticized for failing to provide carbon savings and ignoring the needs of local communities. But in Tanzania, hunter-gatherer tribes are earning a good return for their carbon credits and protecting their forests from poachers and encroaching agriculture.
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![Collage: on the left, four rectangles arranged like window panes filled with a black and white photo of oil refinery towers spewing smoke; on the right a silhouette of a woman in profile facing left, filled with a photo of dark orange and red smoke]()
![Collage: on the left, four rectangles arranged like window panes filled with a black and white photo of oil refinery towers spewing smoke; on the right a silhouette of a woman in profile facing left, filled with a photo of dark orange and red smoke]()
A Texas county wants to punish polluters. The state won’t let it.
Residents of eastern Harris County have grown tired of almost-daily chemical leaks and the occasional catastrophe. A new generation of county officials is trying to help them, even as state leaders undercut their authority and restrict voting access.
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![A hilly road surrounded by lush trees is covered with a thick flow of mud. People look onto the damage.]()
![A hilly road surrounded by lush trees is covered with a thick flow of mud. People look onto the damage.]()
Extreme weather is making mining waste a major problem
New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
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![Aerial view of Shasta Lake in California]()
![Aerial view of Shasta Lake in California]()
Report: California hydropower could be cut in half this summer
A third year of drought spells less hydropower, more natural gas, and higher electricity prices.
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Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment
Caroline Dennett tells staff in video she made decision because of ‘double-talk on climate.’
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![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
A new coalition is placing a big bet on carbon removal technology
Companies, nonprofits, foundations, and universities are coming together to promote "direct air capture," or sucking CO2 from the air. But not everyone thinks it is a good idea.
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![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
The war in Ukraine may ramp up pollution in US oil and gas communities
People who live near fracking wells and liquified natural gas terminals are pushing back.
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![Collage of cut out Exxon and Chevron gas station signs on dark grey background with oil slick pattern]()
![Collage of cut out Exxon and Chevron gas station signs on dark grey background with oil slick pattern]()
Shareholders win majority support for climate proposals at Exxon, Chevron
Winning resolutions urged Exxon to disclose climate risks and Chevron to re-evaluate its methane reporting methods.
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![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
Idaho’s ‘wind rush’ meets opposition outside a WWII prison camp
Friends of Minidoka say the Lava Ridge wind farm’s 400 turbines would disrespect a sacred memorial.
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![A silhouette of a man walking a dog below electric lines. The sky is hazy and bright orange.]()
![A silhouette of a man walking a dog below electric lines. The sky is hazy and bright orange.]()
Summer forecast: Extreme heat with a chance of rolling blackouts
NOAA expects unusually hot temperatures across all 50 states.
