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A network of groups backed by the plastics industry claims polypropylene containers are “widely recyclable,” despite ample evidence to the contrary.
A new study warns that boreal forests are fast approaching a tipping point.
Offshore wind projects cropped up all over the Great Lakes region in the early 2010s. By the end of the decade, all but one were gone. Developers, though still drawn to the lakes’ powerful winds, have been reluctant to return.
How developing countries' 30-year battle for "loss and damage" funding culminated in a new agreement in Egypt.
Workers suffering from black lung disease need Congress to protect them.
New research finds it intensified rains by 50 percent but was hardly the only factor.
A developer wanted to build a facility to capture carbon. Locals saw an environmental menace.
Using electricity to make hydrogen could be an elegant climate solution — or it could prop up a dirty grid.
Experts say the current hype ignores how AI contributes to emissions, misinformation, and fossil fuel production.
