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Wildfire smoke is loaded with microbes. Is that dangerous?
Researchers are putting out a call to study the potential effects of bacteria- and fungi-filled haze on human health.
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Congress finally wants to give a boost to this no-brainer clean energy technology
Most of our energy is squandered as heat. This technology turns it into electricity.
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6 reasons 2020 wasn’t as bad for climate change as you thought
Even during a global pandemic, with powerful forces working against it, momentum toward a less fiery future kept pace.
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![WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speak after a press conference on Capitol Hill on December 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill and a vote is expected on Monday. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)]()
![WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 20: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speak after a press conference on Capitol Hill on December 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally came to an agreement on the coronavirus relief bill and a vote is expected on Monday. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)]()
Congress takes action against ‘super greenhouse gases’ in coronavirus stimulus
The package includes $600 checks for Americans and $35 billion for clean energy R&D.
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The Federal Reserve just took a major step forward on climate
The U.S. central bank is joining the financial equivalent of the Paris Agreement, becoming one of the last of its peers to do so.
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Yes, the U.S. can go carbon neutral by 2050, says new Princeton study
Net-zero carbon is possible in the United States, but requires significant and immediate investment from the government.
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Who’s Jennifer Granholm, Biden’s pick for energy secretary?
The former Michigan governor is a longtime champion of making the United States a hub for electric vehicle manufacturing.
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Gina McCarthy will be Biden’s ‘climate czar.’ What the heck is a climate czar??
The pick drew plaudits from both the establishment and insurgent wings of the climate movement.
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This new game tries to vaccinate you against fake news
And it's way more fun than getting a shot.
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Exxon’s ’emission reduction plan’ doesn’t call for reducing Exxon’s emissions
The semantic trick that allows oil companies to "cut" emissions and grow them at the same time.
