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Meet the scientists behind the ice sanctuary — a memory vault for dying glaciers
Glacial ice contains valuable data about climates past. These researchers are working to preserve those records for the future.
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Inside a new experiment to find the climate-proof coffee of the future
An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew.
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‘Wood vaulting’: A simple climate solution you’ve probably never heard of
Forests throughout the West are overgrown and full of flammable vegetation, fueling wildfires and carbon emissions. Could burying it help solve the problem?
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Tribal lands in Oklahoma are 5 times more likely to flood than rest of state
When Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands, they were boxed into flood-prone areas.
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Is there a wrong way to talk about climate change?
In a provocative new book, Genevieve Guenther argues that too many conversations are happening on the fossil fuel industry's terms.
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The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat
Cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.
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When is it safe to burn fields? In Thailand, farmers can turn to a new app to check.
Researchers at Chiang Mai University developed a system that aims to reduce deadly smog from agricultural burning, while shifting the blame away from farmers.
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The $1.7 billion bet on American-made EVs, explained by the Secretary of Energy
Jennifer Granholm tells Grist why the Biden administration is paying to convert auto plants into ones that can churn out EVs.
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Can a new version of Catan, the cult-favorite board game, make climate change fun to talk about?
I'll trade you a brick and a sheep for an energy token.
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‘Sip, return, repeat’: How this California city is trying to normalize reusable cups
Restaurants in Petaluma are collaborating on a novel experiment to reduce plastic waste.
