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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ taint rural California drinking water, far from known sources
PFAS chemicals have unexpectedly turned up in well water in rural farmland, far from any industrial areas, airports, or military bases.
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‘Waging war on science’: Researchers worry about their jobs under Trump 2.0
“There are a lot of days where I feel very much like just quitting all of this."
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After 2 years, Coca-Cola’s promise to scale up reusable packaging is dead
The pledge was born out of shareholder activism — and was withdrawn as regulators crack down on greenwashing.
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![Activists from Greenpeace stand next to a ship called the Arctic Sunrise. In the foreground, an activist stands with her back to us, and her shirt reads Stop Deep Sea Mining.]()
![Activists from Greenpeace stand next to a ship called the Arctic Sunrise. In the foreground, an activist stands with her back to us, and her shirt reads Stop Deep Sea Mining.]()
Norway hits the brakes on mining the Arctic Ocean — for now
The debate over deep-sea mining exposes a contradiction between the country’s proud culture of environmental stewardship and its dependence on the extraction of the ocean’s riches.
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Extreme Weather
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New York isn’t ready to fight more wildfires
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Mississippi River towns pilot new insurance model to help with disaster response
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Some towns still don’t have drinkable water months after Hurricane Helene. A full recovery could take years.
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Climate change made all of this year’s Atlantic hurricanes so much worse
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Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis
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![Oil pump jacks at the Elk Hills oil field in Kern County, California.]()
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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![Collage of farmworkers carrying produce, snippets of a dollar bill, and tomatoes — all centered around an empty dinner plate]()
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.
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The climate cost of Trump’s tariffs
The tariffs will make everything from heat pumps and solar panels to EVs more expensive.
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![An illustration of three people -- a woman with goats, a person with suspenders and a sun hat, and a woman in a blue dress near yellow plants -- under a darkening sky with moon and sunset]()
![An illustration of three people -- a woman with goats, a person with suspenders and a sun hat, and a woman in a blue dress near yellow plants -- under a darkening sky with moon and sunset]()
Extreme heat is forcing farmers to work overnight, an adaptation that comes with a cost
Farmers and fisherfolk across the world are shifting into nighttime work to escape perilous heat.
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![metal rings float on a sparkling blue sea, they are cages for a fish farm]()
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How Trump could bring fish farms to the Gulf of Mexico
"If we care about climate change, we shouldn't have them in our oceans."
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The Arctic just hit an unfortunate climate milestone
For thousands of years, the tundra sequestered more carbon than it emitted. Not anymore.
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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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Does talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat?
The phrase grabs people's attention, but some scientists argue it's doing more harm than good.
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The Trump Cabinet nominees who could decide our climate future
It's not just the EPA. From Elon Musk and RFK Jr. to Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum, Trump's picks to lead key agencies are poised to set a very different climate agenda.
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This county has an ambitious climate agenda. That’s not easy in Florida.
Alachua County is preparing for a more dangerous future, even if the state government won't say "climate."
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![a group of people in red and white clothing standing near a sign that says 'oceanagold human rights violator!']()
The Philippines is going all-in on transition minerals and endangering Indigenous lands
A new report reveals the violent cost of the green transition.
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