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![A soccer player douses his face with the bottle of water during a World Cup match.]()
![A soccer player douses his face with the bottle of water during a World Cup match.]()
How FIFA’s climate solution has turned into ‘water-gate’
Introduced in the name of player safety, hydration breaks at the World Cup have become a flashpoint for fans and players alike.
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![a power plant is seen in an oilfield in Kern County, California]()
![a power plant is seen in an oilfield in Kern County, California]()
A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields.
A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage.
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Desperate for shade on your walk? There’s (almost) an app for that.
By mapping shade, a new online tool calculates the best way to stroll a city without overheating.
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What is the best use for old railroad tracks? New Yorkers have opinions.
The fight over an abandoned stretch of railway in Queens reflects a national debate over whether unused track should become parks, transit lines, or both.
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This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green
Spanning 110 quadrillion kilometers, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are critical allies of plants. They also transport an enormous amount of planet-warming carbon.
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![clean energy with pollution, roof solar panels reflected thermal power station exhaust steam]()
![clean energy with pollution, roof solar panels reflected thermal power station exhaust steam]()
For first time, Americans are getting more of their electricity from solar than coal
Solar provides more than twice the share of electricity it did five years ago.
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Becoming a farmer is hard. This Michigan program wants to help.
“Nobody gets into farming for sane reasons, other than the sanity of knowing where your food comes from,” said one student at the Great Lakes Incubator Farm, which gives aspiring farmers a place to experiment without risk.
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![Walkers enjoy the sunshine on the Outer Alster in Hamburg]()
![Walkers enjoy the sunshine on the Outer Alster in Hamburg]()
Your local park is bringing in the green (and by that, we mean money)
A new report finds that for every dollar invested in parks, cities reap $3 in economic benefits. Here's how.
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![A man in Great Smoky Mountain National Park holds a small sample of lichen and a magnifying glass.]()
![A man in Great Smoky Mountain National Park holds a small sample of lichen and a magnifying glass.]()
In the Smoky Mountains, a volunteer effort aims to document every species — before it’s too late
For citizen scientists, counting lichens and bugs and other tiny species is one way to monitor climate change in America's most biodiverse national park.
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![A home displays a “Stop the Date Center” sign along South 11th Street on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in Nebraska City.]()
![A home displays a “Stop the Date Center” sign along South 11th Street on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 in Nebraska City.]()
Nebraskans are taking a hard look at data centers
Residents and officials are finding ways to slow down the development rush.
