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As countries try to find agreement on plastic pollution, creative interventions are turning heads — and turning the conversation toward health harms, fossil fuels, and false solutions.
A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it's feasible is another matter.
Cryptocurrency mines are being repurposed to power the AI boom, sparking a regional backlash.
Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear.
Two years ago, the Supreme Court made it easier to destroy swamps and marshes. Agricultural lobbyists want to keep it that way.
As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.
The small town of Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.
Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.
A new "working-class climate agenda" seeks to provide economic relief and tackle global warming at the same time.
