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Peatlands could become a climate feedback loop we definitely don’t want to trigger
A new experiment provides a window into the future of peatlands, the world's largest natural carbon store.
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This ‘solution’ to the plastic crisis is really just another way to burn fossil fuels
A new report says that "chemical recycling" isn’t recycling at all.
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Trump is emboldening other countries’ ‘bad behavior’ on the climate crisis
A U.S. exit from the Paris Agreement is damaging, but the fact no other country is leaving shows it can survive the "ultimate stress test."
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COVID-19 is complicating Seattle’s response to wildfire smoke
What happens when one public health threat compounds the risks of another?
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How many wildland firefighters have COVID-19? Some agencies won’t, or can’t, say.
“If we don’t know who is sick appropriate actions cannot be taken to stop COVID from spreading.”
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A northeast law limited carbon emissions. It also helped kids breathe.
A new study expands on the health benefits of RGGI, but more research is needed to evaluate whether they are distributed equitably.
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The surprising reasons why people ignore the facts about climate change
"If Democrats base their strategy on facts, then that’s a problem."
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The curse of ‘both-sidesism’: How climate denial skewed media coverage for 30 years
Study finds big newspapers -- including the NYT -- favored arguments against climate action.
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Meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ new youth climate advisors
The United Nations is bringing the youth climate movement to the table
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Does the government’s food waste reduction plan pass the sniff test?
Freezing taco meat probably can’t get us to a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030.
