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The shipping industry is responsible for 3 percent of global climate emissions. The Trump administration and the Iran war are complicating efforts to clean it up.
A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.
A new report calls for solutions that simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity, health, water, and food issues.
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 new guidelines will save people $2.2 billion a year in utility costs and eliminate 71 million tons of planet-warming CO2 emissions.
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
A $2.4 billion upgrade is shaving minutes off Caltrain trips through Silicon Valley, doubling weekend ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.
The lawsuit says the companies knew the limitations of plastics recycling but promoted it anyway.
