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Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of hydration in the American west.
The producer of Netflix’s “Buy Now!” says companies should be accountable for the trash they generate.
Tens of thousands of Omahans have lead in their yards at levels that experts say is dangerous, especially for kids. Growing momentum to do more cleanup in what’s already the nation’s largest residential lead Superfund site now may stall.
Trump said coal needed better PR. Then Coalie showed up.
Sea ice extent in the Arctic has decreased by about 40 percent since 1979. New technologies are being deployed to regrow it.
In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."
The administration has done real damage to climate action, experts say. But in many ways, renewables are unstoppable.
A new study finds that the country's 28 most populous metros are losing elevation, from New York City to Seattle.
Critics said the decision was "fatally flawed" and won't allow for a “just and equitable energy transition.”