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Texas Republican asks: Can we fix the moon’s orbit to fight climate change?
“I’d have to follow up with you on that one,” says forestry official Jennifer Eberlien to bizarre question from Louie Gohmert.
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It’s raining ‘forever chemicals’ in the Great Lakes
Scientists found high levels of PFAS in raindrops across several states.
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It’s not just your imagination — ticks are out of control this year
Here's why, and what climate change has to do with it.
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A zombie-fire outbreak may be growing in the North
“Overwintering” fires smolder under the snow, reigniting vegetation in the spring. New research shows the zombies may proliferate in a warmer world.
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How many people has climate change killed already?
A first-of-its-kind study says hotter temperatures have already killed thousands.
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The plan to turn coal country into a rare earth powerhouse
With plans for a Made-in-America renewable energy transformation, Biden administration ramps up efforts to extract rare earth minerals from coal waste.
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Trials to suck carbon dioxide from the air to start across the UK
A major $42.5 million project will test trees, peat, rock chips, and charcoal as ways of removing climate-heating emissions.
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Seed the North: Fighting climate change, one sprout at a time
Can an innovative approach to reforestation take root in British Columbia?
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Mexico City could sink up to 65 feet
Due to a phenomenon called subsidence, the metropolis's landscape is compacting — and parts of the city are now dropping a foot and a half each year.
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Study: Climate change to blame for $8 billion of Hurricane Sandy damages
A decade on, scientists find rising seas pushed flooding into the homes of 71,000 more people.