Climate Desk
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Climate change is making it harder to be a young farmer
“We have less options to work with, so we have to get more creative.”
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Waiter, there’s a climate surcharge in my soup
A new initiative will use haute cuisine to fund carbon sequestration.
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Do carbon offsets really work? It depends on the details.
The market for offsets is booming as companies seek to burnish their green credentials. But only some investments make a difference.
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Big Oil’s Plan B is already in the pipeline: More plastic
Unless production slows, one expert says, “they’ll just find something else to wrap in plastic.”
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U.N. biodiversity plan calls for protecting 30% of Earth by 2030
Species are being wiped out at a terrifying rate. Ending the crisis requires swift global action.
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6 charts break down 2019, the second-hottest year on record
The heat was particularly dramatic in Alaska and the Southeast.
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Can new bus lines chart a course to better travel options in the West?
A European bus company is expanding options for regional travel in the West. Will high-speed rail be next?
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EPA’s Superfund program, a Trump priority, is in shambles
It turns out it’s hard to clean up toxic waste without spending money.
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Amazon threatened to fire employees for speaking out on climate, workers say
"Any policy that says I can’t talk about something that is a threat to my children -- all children -- is a problem for me.”
