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![A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York.]()
![A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York.]()
Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.
An enzyme-based recycling technology is poised to go commercial, but questions about cost and scalability linger.
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![Flames and fire in a burnt field with orange smoke rising in the dark blue sky]()
![Flames and fire in a burnt field with orange smoke rising in the dark blue sky]()
UN report warns climate change could spur 50% more wildfires by 2100
Governments are spending too much money on fire suppression and not enough on prevention.
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![Two men in white hazmat suits water a bare plot of soil.]()
![Two men in white hazmat suits water a bare plot of soil.]()
A tribe in Maine is using hemp to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from the soil
Can it work for PFAS-contaminated farms?
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An ‘emerging crisis’: The climate is changing too fast for plants and animals to adapt
New UN report highlights how warming temperatures are upending nature's life cycles — with devastating impacts on agriculture and biodiversity.
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![White particles in a swirling cloud above the earth on dark blue background]()
There’s an invisible ecosystem in the air — and climate change is disrupting it
New research shows how warmer temperatures could push atmospheric pathogens into new areas.
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![man in yellow construction vest bends over street flooded with water measuring depth with ruler. Bottom of the screen is red brick road]()
![man in yellow construction vest bends over street flooded with water measuring depth with ruler. Bottom of the screen is red brick road]()
Cities’ biggest obstacle to flood-proofing isn’t money: It’s 50-year-old rainfall data.
Cities say they can’t plan for tomorrow’s storms using yesterday’s data.
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![Nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash have been dumped in a disposal site near Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, operated by Georgia Power.]()
![Nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash have been dumped in a disposal site near Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, operated by Georgia Power.]()
How a powerful company convinced Georgia to let it bury toxic waste in groundwater
Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage.
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Nanoplastic pollution found at both of Earth’s poles for first time
Tiny particles including tire dust found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing global plastic contamination.
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Electric vehicles drive up demand for ‘green metals’
The need for energy-transition metals breathes life into new mines in the West.
