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Is Online Shopping Bad for the Planet?

April 22, 2024 - 05:01
In theory, getting deliveries can be more efficient than driving to the store. But you may still want to think before you add to cart.
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Biden Earth Day Event Will Try to Reach Young Voters, a Crucial Bloc

April 22, 2024 - 05:01
At a national park in Virginia on Monday, the president will point to investments in clean energy and appear with future members of his American Climate Corps.
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Climate Doom Is Out. ‘Apocalyptic Optimism’ Is In.

April 21, 2024 - 05:00
Focusing on disaster hasn’t changed the planet’s trajectory. Will a more upbeat approach show a way forward?
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Trump’s Re-Election Would Be Disastrous for the Climate

April 20, 2024 - 07:00
The return of Trump to the White House would be disastrous for the planet.
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Carbon Dioxide Levels Have Passed a New Milestone

April 20, 2024 - 05:01
There’s 50 percent more carbon dioxide in the air than before the Industrial Revolution.
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Scotland Made Big Climate Pledges. Now They’re ‘Out of Reach.’

April 19, 2024 - 14:37
Despite significant progress, Scotland was falling short on cutting vehicle emissions, switching to heat pumps and even restoring peatland, the government said.
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E.P.A. Will Make Polluters Pay to Clean Up Two PFAS Compounds

April 19, 2024 - 12:49
The step follows an extraordinary move that requires utilities to reduce the levels of carcinogenic PFAS compounds in drinking water to near-zero.
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R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid

April 19, 2024 - 09:49
Nearly 50 leaders and activists who worked with Mr. Kennedy at an environmental nonprofit group will run ads calling on him to “Honor our planet, drop out.”
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Inundaciones históricas en Dubái: lo que hay que saber

April 19, 2024 - 03:01
Las imágenes de una ciudad desértica con tormentas y calles inundadas han conmocionado al mundo y abren un debate sobre la siembra de nubes y el cambio climático.
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Xi Jinping’s Green Leap Forward

April 19, 2024 - 01:00
He wants China to win the race to provide climate solutions and assume the global leadership that would come with it.
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Satellite Data Reveals Sinking Risk for China’s Cities

April 18, 2024 - 16:23
Development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise.
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Heat-Related ER Visits Rose in 2023, CDC Study Finds

April 18, 2024 - 15:41
As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health risks of high temperatures.
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The Missing $1 Trillion

April 18, 2024 - 15:23
It’s still unclear how the world will pay for developing nations to fight climate change.
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Dubai’s Extraordinary Flooding: Here’s What to Know

April 18, 2024 - 15:06
Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather.
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Land Under B.L.M. Management to Get New Protections

April 18, 2024 - 14:32
The measure elevates conservation in a number of ways, including by creating new leases for the restoration of degraded areas.
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Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in Southern Africa

April 18, 2024 - 09:36
The disaster, intensified by El Niño, is devastating communities across several countries, killing crops and livestock and sending food prices soaring.
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Rainstorms Kill More Than 130 in Afghanistan and Pakistan

April 18, 2024 - 09:31
Pakistani officials warned of more flooding and heavy rainfall next week, stoking fears of a particularly brutal monsoon season to come.
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The Fantasy of Reviving Nuclear Energy

April 18, 2024 - 08:37
The nuclear industry has a long history of failing to deliver on its promises.
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A Nigerian Chess Master in Times Square

April 18, 2024 - 05:04
Tunde Onakoya is trying to break a record for the longest chess marathon. And he’s playing his games in the open air in Manhattan.
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What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in Indonesia?

April 17, 2024 - 00:30
Clerics in Indonesia are issuing fatwas, retrofitting mosques and imploring congregants to help turn the tide against climate change.
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