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![A hilly road surrounded by lush trees is covered with a thick flow of mud. People look onto the damage.]()
![A hilly road surrounded by lush trees is covered with a thick flow of mud. People look onto the damage.]()
Extreme weather is making mining waste a major problem
New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
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![three photos of children: one holding a sign, one holding a fish, and one sitting on a tree trunk]()
![three photos of children: one holding a sign, one holding a fish, and one sitting on a tree trunk]()
In Hawaii, youth are suing over climate inaction
They're targeting the state's biggest emitter, the transportation sector.
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Democrats and the endless pursuit of climate legislation
Amid overlapping crises, has Congress missed its moment to act?
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![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
![a man walks his dog past a row of cars and trees in a city]()
Yes, you can save lives by planting trees, a new study says
Increasing urban greenery could save lives of tens of thousands of older adults, researchers found.
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![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
![The Climeworks CO2 collector (a big fan) is located in the exhibition rooms of the Zukunftsmuseum, the branch of the Deutsches Museum in Munich.]()
A new coalition is placing a big bet on carbon removal technology
Companies, nonprofits, foundations, and universities are coming together to promote "direct air capture," or sucking CO2 from the air. But not everyone thinks it is a good idea.
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![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
![collage: aerial photo of liquefied natural gas terminal and a Black woman with neon yellow glasses and long braids, with drawn graphics of a yellow circle and red lines]()
The war in Ukraine may ramp up pollution in US oil and gas communities
People who live near fracking wells and liquified natural gas terminals are pushing back.
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![cutout of corn with green mold growing on it on dirty looking beige background]()
![cutout of corn with green mold growing on it on dirty looking beige background]()
New study: Climate change will spread toxic mold to Midwest corn
Aflatoxin, a chemical produced by infectious mold, could be coming to the Corn Belt.
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![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
![Archival photo of Japanese-American concentration camp Minidoka with Photoshopped wind turbine shadows on top]()
Idaho’s ‘wind rush’ meets opposition outside a WWII prison camp
Friends of Minidoka say the Lava Ridge wind farm’s 400 turbines would disrespect a sacred memorial.
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![A silhouette of a man walking a dog below electric lines. The sky is hazy and bright orange.]()
![A silhouette of a man walking a dog below electric lines. The sky is hazy and bright orange.]()
Summer forecast: Extreme heat with a chance of rolling blackouts
NOAA expects unusually hot temperatures across all 50 states.
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![Collage of bed floating in air with an earth that is on fire underneath it]()
![Collage of bed floating in air with an earth that is on fire underneath it]()
Study: Warming temperatures are eroding our ability to sleep
Climate change is keeping us up at night in more ways than one.
