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The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
Scientists have uncovered a “blind spot” in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation.
The pilot will test parametric insurance, which pays out quickly after agreed-upon “triggers” – such as wind speeds or river heights – reach a certain level.
The heat bearing down on central Alaska "could feel like 110" in a state where the sun can shine all day.
In the new horror-tinged Western, a fictional Pueblo tribe and a fractured town reveal how pandemic politics and AI infrastructure deepen old patterns of violence.
There’s a way to reduce both the climate and water harms of data centers: Build them in places with lots of wind and solar energy.
From deep-sea mining to climate change, this Indigenous woman sees a better future for the world's oceans.
The lawsuit says the companies knew the limitations of plastics recycling but promoted it anyway.
But even products certified as "compostable" are causing headaches.