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A row of yellow school buses drive down a street with exhaust coming from one of them.

How much would US air quality improve if it shifted to EVs?

Air pollution will plummet as EVs and renewables are adopted, showcasing the public-health benefits of moving away from fossil fuels.

Maria Virginia Olano, Canary Media Energy June 25, 2023

A car and market shop in floodwaters in Pajaro, California.

How rising temperatures are intensifying California’s atmospheric rivers

As storms get warmer and wetter, the state's flood control system is struggling to keep up.

Jake Bittle Extreme Weather March 15, 2023

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Seaweed brought fishers, farmers, and scientists together. Trump tore them apart.

A Puget Sound project turned seaweed from a nuisance into a “climate-smart commodity.” That inserted it into the president’s culture wars.

Ayurella Horn-Muller Food and Agriculture July 25, 2025

The feds move to speed up development of wind and solar on public land

A rule proposed by the Bureau of Land Management would cut leasing fees for those projects by 80 percent.

Akielly Hu Climate & Energy June 21, 2023

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Category 6-level hurricanes are already here, a new study says

But what would change if we added a number to the hurricane scale?

Kate Yoder & Jake Bittle Extreme Weather February 5, 2024

Firefighters mill around on a dirt road next to a red firetruck that says Volunteer on the side

New York isn’t ready to fight more wildfires

New York could see more frequent and destructive blazes, but the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat.

Nathan Porceng, New York Focus Wildfires December 1, 2024

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It’s near certain that the next 5 years will be the hottest yet

El Niño may push global temperatures past 1.5C, the World Meteorological Organization warned.

Kate Yoder Science May 17, 2023

Under pressure from activist investors, big brands agree to report and reduce plastics use

Shareholder advocacy groups have already won plastics-related concessions from companies including Disney, Hormel, and Choice Hotels.

Joseph Winters Accountability March 4, 2024

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‘Plastics are awesome’: Inside the Energy Department’s partnership with the plastics industry

Critics argue that the agency’s work with a lobbying group is a conflict of interest.

Joseph Winters & Emily Sanders Accountability February 2, 2025

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