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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

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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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

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

The closed New York Stock Exchange is barricaded with sand bags during the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.

How vulnerable is Wall Street to climate change? The Fed wants to find out.

The Federal Reserve is putting the country's biggest banks to a test.

Jake Bittle Climate & Energy January 19, 2023

What happened when climate deniers met an AI chatbot?

A study suggests there could be an unexpected upside to ChatGPT's popularity.

Kate Yoder Language January 31, 2024

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America’s first ‘enhanced’ geothermal plant just got up and running

Next-generation geothermal could be a huge source of carbon-free power. A first-of-a-kind project from Google and Fervo Energy is a step in that direction.

Maria Gallucci Energy December 3, 2023

A man wearing a white lab coat, glasses and large blue gloves peers into a tank of water.

Researchers explore mining seawater for critical metals

The aim is to draw key minerals, including lithium and magnesium, from ocean water, desalination plant residue, and industrial waste brine.

Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360 Science May 27, 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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