The uncertain future of the Green New Deal
Since the first day of President Donald Trump’s second term, three little words keep coming up. In one of his
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Republicans once embraced ‘green banks.’ Trump is trying to raid them.
Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced last week that he had uncovered evidence of a massive
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Droughts are getting worse. Is fog-farming a fix?
The city of Alto Hospicio, in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is one of the driest places on Earth. And yet its
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What a more sustainable tourism industry could look like
The spotlight This weekend, the much-anticipated third season of the HBO show White Lotus dropped its first episode. The show
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Thanks to HBO, everyone wants a White Lotus getaway. Can Thailand handle it?
Season 3 of the hit HBO show White Lotus premiered this week, opening on a gnarled branch in a dense
Read More‘It’s about control’: Why Trump renamed Denali to Mount McKinley
There is a game children play called “King of the Mountain.” The rules vary, but generally, kids race to the
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Trump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the federal procurement of paper straws. The order, which
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How the federal funding and hiring freezes are leaving communities vulnerable to wildfire
This story was originally published by ProPublica. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to shrink the federal government, launched
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Mayors across the US urge Congress not to repeal clean energy tax credits
A letter signed by mayors and local leaders across 39 states is calling on Congress to protect all clean energy
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Bogs hold a key to climate solutions through carbon sequestration, but many have been drained
Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth’s carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs’
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