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Struggling with depression and on leave from his corporate job, Olatunji Oboi Reed decided to get his bike out of the basement. That ride set him on a new path that led to his current work, promoting racial equity in transportation and beyond.
“We went from a bold call and vision to, well, nothing.”
As the years tick by and Earth continues to warm, scientists will continue to clock record-breaking temperatures on land and sea.
Will countries fill it with more oil and gas, or with renewables?
How a group of community scientists are using a plant to take control of the air they breathe.
As much of the world emerged from lockdown, coal stepped in to meet energy needs.
California activists paved the way for defining climate change as an air pollution problem. Now it's federal law.
More than 1,000 teams have registered for the contest so far.
A state law calling for utility bills to be based on household income could drive adoption of EVs and heat pumps — or punish rooftop solar and efficiency.