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![A passenger on a Brightline train is seen in silhouette as scenery flashed by outside the window next to her.]()
![A passenger on a Brightline train is seen in silhouette as scenery flashed by outside the window next to her.]()
Brightline shows people want more trains. But who will pay for them?
The company helped demonstrate the appeal of rail service in Florida. Its restructuring — and the billions in public financing sought for Brightline West — reveal the limits of private capital.
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![Collage of older woman holding package and stressed younger woman with her hands on her head]()
![Collage of older woman holding package and stressed younger woman with her hands on her head]()
My boomer mom’s cheap online shopping habit drives me nuts
Licensed therapist Leslie Davenport weighs in on overcoming a generational clash when it comes to sustainable consumption.
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![Collage of climate researchers cut out from a photo, surrounded by dollar bill, topography, and chart imagery]()
![Collage of climate researchers cut out from a photo, surrounded by dollar bill, topography, and chart imagery]()
Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones.
Climate Reserve is quietly building a lifeline for America's lost climate workforce, one job at a time.
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![Members of the Kichwa of Sarayaku people beach their boats on the banks of the Bobonaza river in Ecuador.]()
![Members of the Kichwa of Sarayaku people beach their boats on the banks of the Bobonaza river in Ecuador.]()
As climate disasters multiply, Indigenous governance offers a way forward
Indigenous communities are confronting mounting climate threats even as inadequate funding, scant legal recognition, and little support for self-governance limit their ability to respond.
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![A scuba diver is seen in silhouette against giant sea fans and among a school of fish.]()
![A scuba diver is seen in silhouette against giant sea fans and among a school of fish.]()
Marine protected areas aren’t as protected as you think
Only 2 percent of the ocean appears to benefit substantially from marine conservation areas, challenging a key metric of the 30x30 campaign.
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Why scientists want your photos of wildlife eating lunch
With a new platform called Who Eats Whom, citizen scientists reveal the fascinating, sometimes shocking interactions between species.
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![A rural field is visible out the window of a bus]()
![A rural field is visible out the window of a bus]()
Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest
As Congress considers the next five years of transportation spending, proposed transit funding reductions could fall heavily on rural communities with limited service.
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![Mendenhall Glacier]()
![Mendenhall Glacier]()
Juneau can’t stop the floods, but it’s learning to see them coming
An online forecasting tool translates complex glacier data into information that gives residents and officials more time to prepare and respond.
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![A aerial photo of the grand canyon with flood waters]()
![A aerial photo of the grand canyon with flood waters]()
How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
Flash flooding in the Arizona tourist destination was probably triggered by compounding climate factors, such as drought and warming in Pacific Ocean.
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![The sun shines over an icy mountain glacier, with a few researchers sitting on a grassy hill in the foreground]()
![The sun shines over an icy mountain glacier, with a few researchers sitting on a grassy hill in the foreground]()
Fiber optic cables reveal ‘icequakes’ in endangered glaciers
The technology could help create an early-warning system for changes in ice stability.
