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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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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

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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

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

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This rural community fought one of the country’s biggest gas-powered data centers — and won

Inside the grassroots opposition that fended off a 2,200-acre data center campus in southern Virginia, and why their struggle isn’t over yet.

Julia Tilton, The Daily Yonder Energy June 22, 2025

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They survived Hurricane Helene. Here’s how they’re doing a year later.

The powerful storm caught many people off guard as it drove through six states. As devastating as it was, did Helene truly change anything?

Ayurella Horn-Muller, Emily Jones, & Katie Myers Extreme Weather September 26, 2025

A climate scientist criticized his own study. Is he a hero or a villain?

Patrick Brown is trying to tell a complicated story about climate change. Many don't want to hear it.

Kate Yoder Science October 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

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