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The mysterious X factor behind a year of unbelievable heat

Was this extra warming a blip, or a sign that climate change is veering off predictable tracks?

Kate Yoder & Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Science June 6, 2024

Woman drinking water from plastic bottle

Bottled water has up to 100 times more plastic particles than previously thought

New research shows that every liter of bottled water contains 240,000 microscopic pieces of plastic.

Joseph Winters Science January 9, 2024

Two men install solar panels on the roof of a two-story house with a shingled roof and white columns on the gabled front porch.

Homeowners associations in Michigan now have to allow rooftop solar

A new law makes it difficult for HOAs to say no to sun power.

Izzy Ross Buildings July 11, 2024

Cluster of refineries and storage tanks in Cancer Alley, Louisiana

EPA announces rules curbing cancer-causing pollution from chemical plants

The agency claims the proposed rules will result in a 96% reduction in the population facing cancer risk from 200 polluters.

Naveena Sadasivam & Lylla Younes Regulation April 6, 2023

a grey sky backdrops rows of palm trees buffeted by wind while a car with headlights on drives by

Why this summer might bring the wildest weather yet

El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Extreme Weather June 3, 2024

An overhead view of dug up dirt in the middle of a forest

Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements

A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.

Sam Cowie, Cícero Pedrosa Neto, & Isabel Harari Accountability March 14, 2026

Line of forest service firefighters walking

US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’

"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."

Katie Myers, Izzy Ross, & Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco Politics February 26, 2025

A man holds onto a rope attached to a tree felled on the beach in Suriname

Why one of the world’s greenest countries is betting its future on oil

The rainforest nation of Suriname says it can build an oil industry without harming the planet. Is it climate pragmatism — or wishful thinking?

Jake Bittle International October 23, 2025

A Palestinian farmer works the land near Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza City in May, 2018.

Despite war at home, Palestine arrives at global climate conference

At COP28 in Dubai, Palestinian delegates are calling attention to another crisis.

Naveena Sadasivam & Lylla Younes COP28 December 1, 2023

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