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Technofossils: How future archeologists will study our everyday objects
Humans have littered Earth with a mind-boggling array of objects that will last millions of years. From plastic bags to entire cities, what will those fossils reveal about us?
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‘Like a virus’: Corruption has infected the fight against climate change
Study shows bribery, theft, and conflicts of interest hinder climate progress and incite violence against Indigenous land defenders.
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Questions and confusion as Trump pauses key funding for shrinking Colorado River
Halted funding threatens the sustainability of the entire system, experts say.
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Plan to build a road with radioactive waste in Florida prompts legal challenge against the EPA
Located east of Tampa, the project involves phosphogypsum, a radioactive, carcinogenic, and toxic waste generated by the fertilizer industry.
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Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis
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Inside a California oil town’s divisive plan to survive the energy transition
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An invisible chemical is poisoning thousands of unsuspecting warehouse workers
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The people who feed America are going hungry
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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians
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The Senate’s new farm bill would prioritize the climate. Too bad it’s basically doomed.
More climate fiction
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America’s avocado obsession is destroying Mexico’s forests. Is there a fix?
With deforestation rising and violence a constant threat, a bold initiative is using satellites to ensure U.S. supermarkets sell ethical, eco-friendly avocados.
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Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it.
Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse.
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
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Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
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Nature can’t run without parasites. What happens when they start to disappear?
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How efforts to protect an Indigenous oasis almost led to its demise
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One senator’s lonely quest to make the farm bill more sustainable
For years, Debbie Stabenow fought for environmentally friendly agricultural policy. She retired with mixed results.
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Extreme heat can age you as fast as a smoking habit
A new study shows that exposure to high temperatures adds up to 14 months to older adults' cellular age.
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Trump’s EPA wants to demolish the bedrock of US climate regulation. It won’t be easy.
The little-known “endangerment finding” has quietly enshrined climate action in U.S. policy.
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Climate change is politically divisive. Public parks? Not so much.
Parks are popular community amenities. When built right, they can also mitigate flooding, heat, and other impacts of climate change.
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