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The American Climate Corps will get people into green jobs. Can it help their mental health too?
Most young people aren’t sure how to take action. Biden’s program could provide much-needed structure.
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Can the harsh conditions of space breed more resistant crops for Earth?
To make crops resilient to climate change, scientists are exposing seeds to cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and low gravity.
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One way or another, new EPA rules will stop pollution from coal-fired emissions
The power sector’s biggest emitters have less than a decade to start capturing their carbon or shut down
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![A factory worker guides an enormous cask of molten aluminum across the floor of a smelting factory in Kentucky.]()
The country’s first new aluminum smelter in 45 years could cut production emissions by 75%
Century Aluminum Company hopes half a billion dollars in federal funding will help it revive a dying industry while making it less polluting.
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The problem with forcing people back to the office? All the carbon emissions.
Return-to-office mandates could be getting in the way of companies' climate goals.
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A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization
Thanks to a federal judge, residents of Jackson will have a say in how the city resolves its yearslong water crisis.
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The American Climate Corps is now hiring
The Biden administration aims to sign up 20,000 people in the program's first year.
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How to investigate toxic lead lurking in your community’s soil
New resources from the Center for Public Integrity and Grist aim to teach residents and reporters how to conduct their own research.
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At UN, Indigenous leaders fight for application of rights
"It does continuously feel like that you are trying to prove that you are worthy of life."
