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![An old mining cart with cell phones, an electric car, and wind turbines inside of it]()
![An old mining cart with cell phones, an electric car, and wind turbines inside of it]()
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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![Sitka Spruce North Doddington England]()
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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![An aerial view of Mexico City, Mexico in 2016.]()
![An aerial view of Mexico City, Mexico in 2016.]()
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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![Photograph of the skyline of New York City and the Hudson River as Hurricane Sandy approaches]()
![Photograph of the skyline of New York City and the Hudson River as Hurricane Sandy approaches]()
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.
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![A person is pouring a barrel of oil into layers of soil, representing the carbon removal work of Charm.]()
![A person is pouring a barrel of oil into layers of soil, representing the carbon removal work of Charm.]()
Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change
How Charm Industrial became a go-to in Big Tech's mission to offset its carbon footprint.
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![A treasure chest filled with sand and a small Texas flag]()
![A treasure chest filled with sand and a small Texas flag]()
A sunken river valley could hold the key to protecting the Texas coast
The valley's history — and the sand it contains — could help Texas with sea-level rise.
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![Collage with cicadas and cicada shells surrounding an alarm clock]()
![Collage with cicadas and cicada shells surrounding an alarm clock]()
Cicadas like to be on time. But are they getting confused by climate change?
Brood X cicadas can be tricked by warming temperatures.
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How weird, bouncy cell signals can help track wildfire smoke
A hazy atmosphere makes data ricochet all over the place. Now scientists think they can use that signal to better predict severe smoke events.
