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Our Appetite for Meat Is Hurting the Environment. Enter Lab-Grown Meat.

September 21, 2024 - 12:09
Are we ready for the future of meat?
Categories: Climate

We Are Running Out of Firefighters at a Perilous Time

September 21, 2024 - 12:02
Now would be a good time for Congress to pass a federal spending bill to make a permanent pay increase a reality.
Categories: Climate

Critics Fear Tax Subsidies for Carbon Capture Won’t Be Checked

September 20, 2024 - 19:58
Some activists are questioning whether the federal government can accurately verify a tax program for facilities that store planet-warming gases.
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Three Mile Island Plans to Reopen as Demand for Nuclear Power Grows

September 20, 2024 - 07:00
The infamous plant, closed since 2019, is getting a new lease on life after Microsoft agreed to buy its electricity to supply a growing fleet of data centers.
Categories: Climate

Prehistoric Earth Was Very Hot. That Offers Clues About Future Earth.

September 19, 2024 - 14:00
At times during the past half-billion years, carbon dioxide warmed our planet more than previously thought, according to a new reconstruction of Earth’s deep past.
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What’s the True Price of a School Lunch?

September 19, 2024 - 13:47
An emerging body of research aims to put dollar figures on the environmental costs of foods we eat everyday.
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Asphalt Schoolyards Get a Shady Makeover

September 19, 2024 - 11:22
Schools across the country are adding trees, tent-like structures and water to their playgrounds as temperatures soar.
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Backlash Erupts Over Europe’s Anti-Deforestation Law

September 19, 2024 - 11:03
Leaders around the world are asking the European Union to delay rules that would require companies to police their global supply chains.
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Methane Levels Still Rising, Despite Global Methane Pledge

September 19, 2024 - 05:01
Satellite data shows the U.S. releasing more and more of the potent greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, researchers said, despite pledges to cut back.
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California Wildfires Pose Too Many Risks for Insurers, but These Residents Want to Stay

September 18, 2024 - 19:52
In the San Bernardino Mountains, another wildfire has forced residents to flee, the latest reminder that they must accept the risks of climate change if they want to remain.
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Floods Wreak Havoc Across Four Continents

September 18, 2024 - 16:26
Flooding events around the world share a common factor of an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. What can be done to help citizens prepare?
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Europe’s Floods Are Another Sign of Growing Threat of Climate Change

September 18, 2024 - 00:01
Climate change is influencing extreme weather events like the flooding across six European countries that has led to mass evacuations of cities as the waters continue to rise.
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Cómo los últimos ocho años han hecho a las jóvenes más liberales

September 17, 2024 - 05:09
Un nuevo análisis muestra que para una generación de mujeres jóvenes, la era Trump movió sus políticas hacia la izquierda.
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It’s Time We Start Naming America’s Deadliest Climate Disasters

September 17, 2024 - 05:03
You remember Hurricane Katrina. Why not that lethal heat wave?
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Mapping the Decline of Eelgrass in Maine

September 17, 2024 - 03:00
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

September 16, 2024 - 12:38
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

September 16, 2024 - 05:03
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

September 16, 2024 - 05:03
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.

September 16, 2024 - 05:03
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

September 15, 2024 - 05:05
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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