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Biden administration could finally define what ‘clean’ manufacturing is
The federal government wants to use its massive buying power to clean up heavy industry.
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Europe’s next climate challenge: Getting off Russian gas
Europe faces a balancing act: keeping the heat on while promising to eliminate natural gas entirely.
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A California county moves to protect children from lead poisoning — but some aren’t ready for the solution
Decision to ban sale of leaded aviation fuel triggers pushback from FAA and pilots.
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A third of Americans are already facing above-average warming
Temperatures in 499 counties across West, Northeast, and upper Midwest US have already breached 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Extreme Weather
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A wildfire may have forever changed this Colorado community — and who can afford to live there
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Historic flooding and a housing crisis left evicted Nooksack members with nowhere to go
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US flood risk is about to explode — but not for the reasons you think
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Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record
Indigenous Affairs
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The Biden administration is spending billions to clean up toxic abandoned coal mines
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Want to heal the planet? Stop ignoring Indigenous science.
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The boreal of Minnesota could look like Kansas if CO2 emissions remain ‘business as usual’
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Clean energy goes up against tribal rights and biodiversity in Nevada
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How the Indigenous landback movement is poised to change conservation
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The future of farming? Think artificial intelligence, robots, and drones.
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Pop culture can no longer ignore our climate reality
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Climate change is stressful, scary, and sad. We’re gonna need therapy.
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What Biden's 'smart' border means for climate migration
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The American dream is now a huge electric truck
Carmakers no longer worry that EVs aren’t tough enough to market during the Super Bowl.
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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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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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South Africa’s High Court sided with Indigenous communities
In their legal victory over Shell, South Africa’s Indigenous communities continue to assert their power.
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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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The NFL tried to make this year’s Super Bowl its greenest yet. Inglewood residents aren’t impressed.
Tree-planting initiatives and social programs have failed to convince many that the pollution and disruption caused by the big game are worth it.
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Biden’s 500,000 EV charging stations get a $5 billion start
Pete Buttigieg on the administration's plan for ultrafast charging.
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Climate change brings thinner, more unstable ice to the Great Lakes
Average maximum ice cover on the lakes has fallen 22 percent over the last 50 years.
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