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The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?

For unavoidable plastic waste, there are no good options.

Joseph Winters Science August 7, 2020

Memphis Skyline on Mississippi Riveron Mississippi River, Tennessee

In a cross-state aquifer spat, a view of a water-stressed future

Mississippi sued Memphis over its use of a deep aquifer. A possibly paradigm-shifting Supreme Court decision looms.

Leanna First-Arai Science September 19, 2020

The gas industry is paying Instagram influencers to gush over gas stoves

Not pictured: Toxic fumes.

Rebecca Leber Culture June 18, 2020

A person is pouring a barrel of oil into layers of soil, representing the carbon removal work of Charm.

Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

How Charm Industrial became a go-to in Big Tech's mission to offset its carbon footprint.

Emily Pontecorvo Climate & Energy May 18, 2021

Black voters could swing the election for the environment

“They’re not hearing people speak to them on the issue in a manner that resonates.”

Charles Ellison Science October 3, 2020

A large house with a red picket fence drawn around it and multi family housing on each side of the image

Zoned out: One woman’s half-century fight to desegregate Berkeley

The legacy of race-based housing rules continues to shape the landscape of big cities.

Nathanael Johnson Cities March 24, 2021

FDR’s Civilian Conservation Corps helped repair the country. Is it time to revive it?

If the U.S. brought back the Great Depression’s massive worker program, it could put millions of Americans back to work — and help stave off disasters like wildfires.

Matt Simon Science October 23, 2020

Big banks are cooling on Arctic oil

Morgan Stanley is the fifth major U.S. bank to toughen its energy policy recently.

Zoya Teirstein April 24, 2020

Forget the TP: Here’s what you really need to get through a disaster

It's all in the neighborhood.

Kate Yoder Science May 3, 2020

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