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Biden has outpaced Trump in selling oil and gas permits on public lands. A federal judge has temporarily paused "runaway drilling."
After West Virginia v. EPA, the Clean Air Act still holds the keys to climate action.
Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops.
“People have spent time bobbing their heads to our stories of this despair and not seeing it as a call to action.”
In a landmark fusion experiment in Oxfordshire, England, researchers generated 59 megajoules of heat over five seconds — blasting the previous record of 21.7 megajoules, set in 1997, out of the water.
In ecosystems like Alaska’s boreal forest, preventing biodiversity loss is no longer possible. Scientists are beginning to grapple with what comes next.
Even minor census undercounts could have substantial knock-on effects and deprive needy communities of investment and representation.
Last year's Glasgow Climate Pact urged countries to increase their ambition. Few have.
European lawsuits allege that climate inaction is causing psychological harm — and violating human rights.