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![A polar bear is seen on the tundra in Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador, Canada.]()
![A polar bear is seen on the tundra in Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador, Canada.]()
In a warming Arctic, Inuit bear guards protect communities
Traditional knowledge and specialized training are helping people adapt to a changing landscape as polar bears appear in new places and at different times.
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![Close-up of the front facade of the federal courthouse in New York City]()
![Close-up of the front facade of the federal courthouse in New York City]()
States want to make Big Oil pay for climate harm. Now, courts are weighing in.
New York’s "climate superfund” law has suffered two losses in court, while a U.S. Supreme Court case next week could determine the fate of similar efforts nationwide.
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![A person walks on a path during sunset on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska.]()
![A person walks on a path during sunset on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska.]()
Nebraskans couldn’t escape the heat this summer — not even at night
Minimum temperatures have shot up, presenting an overlooked threat to people, livestock, and crops.
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![Tom Cruise's character addresses the European Parliament in the movie Digger.]()
![Tom Cruise's character addresses the European Parliament in the movie Digger.]()
‘Digger’ is the year’s big climate movie. This climate reporter hated it.
Tom Cruise’s latest film is a crude parable about an unrepentant oil executive.
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Energy
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Offshore wind job training built for a boom is facing down a bust
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A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
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In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
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![a choropleth map of Chicago showing various shades of red indicating lead service pipe density by neighborhood]()
Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
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![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
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![A dirt road leads toward a forested hill, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is visible.]()
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
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![illustration of earth with wind turbines, solar panels, a ship, an excavator and protesters, with bottom of half of earth filled with chunks of minerals]()
A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
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![An illustration of the Phoenix landscape with dust and a translucent doctor in the foreground]()
In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
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They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn’t.
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Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
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Scams are rampant after natural disasters. Here’s how to protect yourself.
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Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
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How to track disaster spending in your community
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![Photo of a man holding a sign that says hands off Harvard]()
![Photo of a man holding a sign that says hands off Harvard]()
How elite universities got tangled up in politics and petroleum
Half a century of corporate influence set the stage for Trump's attacks, a new study argues.
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![A passenger on a Brightline train is seen in silhouette as scenery flashed by outside the window next to her.]()
![A passenger on a Brightline train is seen in silhouette as scenery flashed by outside the window next to her.]()
Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them?
The company helped demonstrate the appeal of rail service in Florida. Its restructuring — and the billions in public financing sought for Brightline West — reveal the limits of private capital.
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![Illinois Governor JB Pritzker overlaid the shape of Illinois]()
![Illinois Governor JB Pritzker overlaid the shape of Illinois]()
Illinois passed the nation’s first climate migration law. The effort has languished since.
More than a year after the law was signed, the state has made little progress and appears poised to miss a December deadline for a required report.
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![the view from high above a mine shaft on land that was part of Bears Ears National Monument]()
![the view from high above a mine shaft on land that was part of Bears Ears National Monument]()
After Trump opened Bears Ears land to business, prospectors swooped in
All the claims on the 1.2 million acres appear to have been filed by small-scale miners in Utah with an interest in uranium.
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![A blue corridor with a man in the middle]()
![A blue corridor with a man in the middle]()
Why Germany is building an ark for US climate data
Fearing the Trump administration might meddle with U.S. climate data, scientists in Germany are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Hamburg.
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![A view of mountains over a plain]()
![A view of mountains over a plain]()
A rural Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.
Some residents oppose renewables. Others see property rights — and the chance to benefit from energy developments on their land — as fundamental. This fall, county leaders will decide.
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![An 3D rendering of a hurricane over Mexico]()
![An 3D rendering of a hurricane over Mexico]()
Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.
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![Collage of older woman holding package and stressed younger woman with her hands on her head]()
![Collage of older woman holding package and stressed younger woman with her hands on her head]()
My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport weighs in on overcoming a generational clash when it comes to sustainable consumption.
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