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Mapping the Decline of Eelgrass in Maine
Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the food habit for a variety of species.
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Join the Times’s Climate Event With Jane Goodall, Al Roker and Others
Sign up to watch the livestream of the Climate Forward conference on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
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The Green Energy Transition Is Powered by China
Much of the good news about green energy is coming out of one country.
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Why Have Kids? A Liberal Case for Natalism
A philosopher wants to take back the issue from conservatives.
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Big Energy Issue in Pennsylvania Is Low Natural Gas Prices. Not Fracking.
Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.
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How the Last Eight Years Made Young Women More Liberal
For a generation of girls raised to believe they could be anything, the Trump era moved their politics to the left, a new analysis shows.
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After a Record-Hot Summer, Thinking About Climate Peril
We often focus on doomsday scenarios, but we shouldn’t let them distract us from other consequences of climate change like impaired learning, crime, suicide — even slipping off ladders.
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New York Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Why Do Buyers Take the Risk?
New Yorkers are spending billions on houses in flood-prone areas despite growing awareness of the effects of climate change.
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U.K. to Fund ‘Small-Scale’ Outdoor Geoengineering Tests
As climate change continues unabated, the goal is to examine technologies that could artificially cool the Earth “responsibly and ethically.”
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Climate Lawsuits Are Exploding. Are Homicide Charges Next?
The courts have become one of the most important battlegrounds in the fight over planet-warming emissions. Here are prominent cases to watch.
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Is Inequality the Key to the Climate Change Debate?
In his new book, the economist Thomas Piketty argues that the world can’t stop climate change without addressing issues of inequality.
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U.S.G.S. Map Shows Detailed Landslide Risk
A new federal database helps users determine the likelihood of their community experiencing a landslide.
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Youth Group Asks Supreme Court to Revive a Landmark Climate Lawsuit
The case argues the government violated young people’s constitutional rights by failing to curb the use of fossil fuels. A lower court had thrown it out.
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Offshore Wind Slowed by Broken Blades, Rising Costs and Angry Fishermen
Accidents involving blades made by GE Vernova have delayed projects off the coasts of Massachusetts and England and could imperil climate goals.
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4 Climbers Are Found Dead on Mont Blanc in the French Alps
The climbers from Italy and South Korea were found on Tuesday after they went missing three days earlier during a period of bad weather on the peak.
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How Trump and Harris Talked About Climate Change During the Debate
Vice President Kamala Harris nodded to the urgency of climate change but also highlighted the country’s record levels of oil and gas production.
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Republican Science Denial Has Nasty Real-World Consequences
A substantial number of Republican voters are losing faith in science.
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Trump Is, Was and Would Be a Gift to China
With Trump once again in the Oval Office, America would be at risk of falling even further behind China in industrial competitiveness.
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K-Cup Pods Aren’t Recyclable, S.E.C. Says
The agency said Keurig, in its financial filings, had claimed its pods could be “effectively recycled” but didn’t note that two big recycling companies wouldn’t accept them.
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5 Climate Questions for the Candidates Ahead of the Presidential Debate
Here’s what the Times climate team would ask Harris and Trump about climate change, energy policy and the environment.
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