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![Nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash have been dumped in a disposal site near Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, operated by Georgia Power.]()
![Nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash have been dumped in a disposal site near Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, operated by Georgia Power.]()
How a powerful company convinced Georgia to let it bury toxic waste in groundwater
Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage.
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Nanoplastic pollution found at both of Earth’s poles for first time
Tiny particles including tire dust found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing global plastic contamination.
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Electric vehicles drive up demand for ‘green metals’
The need for energy-transition metals breathes life into new mines in the West.
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Should the world ban solar geoengineering? 60 experts say yes.
They say the technology poses an “unacceptable risk.”
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Climate change linked to early birth and damage to babies’ health, scientists find
Studies show high temperatures and air pollution during pregnancy can cause lifelong health effects.
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Nobody is listening to climate scientists. What if they went on strike?
The bizarre logic of scientists putting a moratorium on science.
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It’s alive: The groundbreaking research on the microbes in wildfire smoke
The high school science fair project that sparked a new field of science.
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Coal was dying. Then 2021 happened.
The dirtiest fossil fuel is on the rise — and with it, U.S. carbon emissions.
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Airborne DNA is being used to detect insect species, a breakthrough for ecologists
The technique has ‘huge potential’ for monitoring decline in biodiversity, say scientists.
