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This spring, DC-area students are planting native flowers — and activating ‘the solarpunk imagination’
A new initiative invited student groups to design and plant gardens that will promote wildlife, and cultivate their visions ...
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UN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics’ ‘massive societal benefits’
A deal to stop plastic pollution is moving forward, but negotiators can’t agree on whether to produce less of the stuff.
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EPA finally takes on abandoned coal ash ponds — but it might be too late
However, last week’s rules also contained substantial new controls on the pollution generated by the nation’s aging fleet of ...
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The problem with forcing people back to the office? All the carbon emissions.
Emissions bounced back in 2021, when people started resuming some of their normal activities, but offices have never been the ...
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US military bases teem with PFAS. There’s still no firm plan to clean them up.
Tony Spaniola received a notice informing him that his family shouldn’t drink water drawn from the well at his lake home in ...
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Have the world’s coral reefs already crossed a tipping point?
As the world enters its fourth mass bleaching event, scientists are racing to salvage what’s left of coral reefs.
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The world agreed to create a climate reparations fund. Now comes the hard part.
A 26-member board is finally beginning work on the UN’s new climate reparations fund — three months late, and billions of ...
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A decade later, Flint’s water crisis continues
The past 10 years revealed how government failures at every level could effectively kill a city, turning it into a "ghost ...
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A highway in Indiana could one day charge your EV while you’re driving it
Construction of the pilot project on U.S. Highway 52 began this month. State officials hope it can help quell range anxiety ...
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As the climate changes, cities scramble to find trees that will survive
Climate change is scrambling the seasons, wreaking havoc on trees. Some temperate and high-altitude regions will grow more ...
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A water crisis in Mississippi turns into a fight against privatization
The saga in Jackson reflects a wider debate playing out in cities across the country. It's not just about water.
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Indigenous leaders are risking their lives to speak at the UN
From harassment, to kidnapping and arrest, Indigenous advocates who face reprisals for their work say the UN must protect ...