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“This shows how an election can change the fate of the Amazon.”
A company is betting on aluminum to solve K-cups’ sustainability problem. But experts say it’s complicated.
As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate.
The social cost of carbon quantifies the hidden price of emitting CO2, from flood damage to health effects.
The answer: try at least $500 million.
There’s no solid evidence that framing the global problem as a local one prompts people to act. So what does?
My dog contributes to climate change. I love him anyway.
"Earth Overshoot Day" reminds us that humans consume more resources than the planet can provide. Correcting that requires reimagining human behavior.
A new study, drawing on five years of data collected across 84 countries, proves what seems self-evident.
