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Michigan invests $7.5M to find out if it’s sitting on a clean energy gold mine
The funding will go toward researching geologic hydrogen, a carbon-free energy source buried beneath the state that could clean up heavy-emitting industries like transportation.
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When plastic companies write the lesson plans
The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda.
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When ocean temperatures increase, so does child malnutrition on land
Researchers are just discovering this troubling consequence of climate change, but they still don't know why it happens.
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![New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani makes an announcement at a food distribution center in Brooklyn]()
![New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani makes an announcement at a food distribution center in Brooklyn]()
Manhattan’s flood walls are almost done. What will Mamdani do next?
The new mayor wants to invest in coastal resilience, but he will have to decide which areas of the city to protect.
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Energy
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The fossil fuel industry is spending record amounts to keep California from regulating it
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Offshore wind power projects are flailing, just when the East Coast needs them most
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Tennessee helped usher in the nuclear age. It wants to lead the way again.
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Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants meant for Black communities
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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
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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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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
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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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West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
Adam Kalkstein compared the administration’s order to trying to teach the law without mentioning the Constitution.
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How rising temperatures likely contributed to Nepal’s deadly flood
Climate change is causing glaciers to retreat and become less stable, upping the odds of catastrophic collapses.
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Nevada preached peace on the Colorado River. Now it’s suing to protect its water.
The state’s lawsuit claims the federal government’s plan for the river could strip Las Vegas of two-thirds of its water supply.
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![Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin looks on during an announcement with US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House]()
![Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin looks on during an announcement with US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House]()
The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act
New guidance from the EPA takes away one of the most reliable tools for tracking pollution from power plants — and encourages data centers to build their own.
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How to deal with burnout on a burning planet
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice to two readers facing paralysis from different points in their climate journeys.
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In the American West, wildfire comes for the suburbs
Despite decades of warnings, neighborhoods in Reno and Spokane have sprawled ever closer to a hotter, drier wilderness.
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![A tractor drives along a farm, with a large coal-fired power plant in the background]()
![A tractor drives along a farm, with a large coal-fired power plant in the background]()
New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem
Emissions from agriculture are trending up, but experts say progress must continue even as we blow past global deadlines.
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‘Starwashing’: The new space race has an environmental problem
Tech billionaires say they want to make life better on Earth. Here's what they're not talking about.
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