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Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it.
Though tech companies are secretive about their water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of the state’s supply.
The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb.
The ruling could allow federal agencies to skip climate analysis when approving major projects — with wide-reaching consequences.
A new report calls for solutions that simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity, health, water, and food issues.
Residents are trying to connect the dots between hurricanes, high radium levels, and a mineral mining giant next door.
But even products certified as "compostable" are causing headaches.
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.
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause.
