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![Groups of people surround green tables with star-shaped cages in the water off the coast of an island]()
![Groups of people surround green tables with star-shaped cages in the water off the coast of an island]()
‘Reef stars’ restored Indonesia’s blast-damaged corals in just 4 years
A community-based approach to restoration combined with an ingenious device can bring back reefs traumatized by dynamite fishing.
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![A silver SUV sits in several feet of water below a highway and a city skyline.]()
![A silver SUV sits in several feet of water below a highway and a city skyline.]()
How Biden’s infrastructure plan created a ‘climate time bomb’ in Black neighborhoods
Half of the projects funded through the law have been allocated to expanding highways.
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![Woman riding an electric bike in Denver]()
![Woman riding an electric bike in Denver]()
In Denver, e-bike vouchers run out as fast as Taylor Swift tickets
The city estimates that its wildly popular subsidies are helping to eliminate 170,000 vehicle miles traveled per week.
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![a kitten in a pink carrier rests on a green blanket]()
![a kitten in a pink carrier rests on a green blanket]()
Kitten season is out of control. Are warmer winters to blame?
The trend is bad news for shelters and wildlife alike.
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![Two whales swim in a blue ocean scene]()
![Two whales swim in a blue ocean scene]()
Climate change and boat strikes are killing right whales. Stronger speed limits could save them.
Nearly a century after we almost hunted them to extinction, fewer than 360 right whales remain.
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![Illustration of clothes hanger spouting leaves, a purse-shaped apple, and a blouse with mushrooms growing out of the straps]()
![Illustration of clothes hanger spouting leaves, a purse-shaped apple, and a blouse with mushrooms growing out of the straps]()
Apple waste, spider silk, enhanced cotton: How bio-based textiles could replace plastic in our clothing
Biomaterials companies are using new materials to create high-performance textiles — without plastic.
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![Photo of President Biden in front of a podium next to two American flags]()
![Photo of President Biden in front of a podium next to two American flags]()
You can start applying for the American Climate Corps next month
Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the program.
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Pentagon tries to dodge PFAS lawsuits over a product it helped invent
The U.S. government is seeking immunity from 27 lawsuits related to a toxic firefighting foam used on military bases.
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![Laundry detergent pods spilling from a container.]()
![Laundry detergent pods spilling from a container.]()
Detergent pods are only the start of clothing’s microplastic pollution problem
A New York City bill to ban laundry pods is just one of many proposed solutions.
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How changes to Hawaiʻi’s home battery program could hinder its clean energy transition
A revision in how much homeowners are paid for electricity they send to the grid could keep them from participating at all.
