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"The time for offsetting is over."
More than 10 million Ecuadorians voted last year to ban oil operations in part of the Amazon rainforest. But heavy crude has continued to flow from the region, which is home to uncontacted Indigenous families.
With Alaska's wildlife numbers declining, agencies are blaming — and culling — predators. The true threat is much more complex.
The Black Sea is almost devoid of oxygen. That could make it a great place to stash carbon.
A sweeping plan to build 21 gigawatts of solar plus batteries on 136,000 acres could be a lifeline for Central Valley farmers facing devastating water shortages.
A century after the events of "Killers of the Flower Moon," abandoned oil wells litter the Osage Nation.
“There is not a house in this community that has not had a person who has suffered from some type of cancer or kidney failure.”
From "carbon cowboys" to "snow loss cliff," these 10 terms captured the spirit of the hottest year yet.
Even more areas will face such conditions as the planet continues to warm from fossil fuel combustion.