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![A group of young people sits in the shade of a tree on a bright and sunny street.]()
![A group of young people sits in the shade of a tree on a bright and sunny street.]()
June heat waves smash records across the globe
It’s not your imagination: This summer is already hotter than normal.
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Better late than never: Biden administration unveils new push for offshore wind
The partnership with 11 states could generate enough energy to power 10 million homes.
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![A passenger plane approaching Hannover Airport flies over a canola field.]()
![A passenger plane approaching Hannover Airport flies over a canola field.]()
Pollen and heat: A looming challenge for global agriculture
Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops.
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![Repsol employees work filling buckets with contaminated sand during the cleanup in the shore of Cavero Beach on January 20, 2022 in Ventanilla, Peru.]()
![Repsol employees work filling buckets with contaminated sand during the cleanup in the shore of Cavero Beach on January 20, 2022 in Ventanilla, Peru.]()
Five months later, the Ancón oil spill’s effects linger
Out of work and short on cash and food, a fishing community in Peru is simultaneously paralyzed by exhaustion and ready to boil over.
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![Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas]()
![Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas]()
Biden’s new vision for the National Flood Insurance Program
The administration's flood insurance reforms could improve transparency — and make some Americans more vulnerable.
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![Semiconductors against a blue sky]()
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Solar is one of the cleanest power sources we’ve got. But it could be even greener.
Some manufacturers are going the extra mile to clean up emissions from a critical material in solar panels' supply chain.
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Canadians’ $100 billion oil and gas problem
Canadians and investors continue to funnel money into fossil fuel assets that researchers warn will soon become worthless.
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![Aerial view of a channel of water attached to the Mississippi River with smaller areas of water scattered over the land]()
![Aerial view of a channel of water attached to the Mississippi River with smaller areas of water scattered over the land]()
As the Louisiana coast disappears, the Mississippi River’s newest channel is building much-needed land
It's up to the Army Corps to keep it flowing.
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Where have all the climate activists gone?
With legislation stalled, a mass protest movement is struggling to find its place.
