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An Engineering Experiment to Cool the Earth
A new technology is attempting to brighten clouds and bounce some of the sun’s rays back into space.
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A Breakthrough in Plastic Recycling Is Coming Up Short
Big brands like Procter & Gamble and Nestlé say a new generation of plants will help them meet environmental goals, but the technology is struggling to deliver.
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‘Reglobalization’ to the Rescue?
The term, which emerged in response to calls for "deglobalization," has been popping up more in trade and policy circles.
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Geoingeniería solar: desviar el sol contra el calentamiento global
Un ensayo en California está probando una máquina diseñada para reflejar la luz solar en el espacio con la finalidad de disminuir temporalmente las temperaturas del planeta.
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Is Traveling by Train Always Cleaner than Flying? It’s Complicated.
The surprising carbon footprint of an Amtrak trip across America.
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¿Ventisca? ¿Tormenta de nieve? ¿’Nor’easter’? ¿Cuál es la diferencia?
Cómo mantenerse a salvo cuando cae la nieve.
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Plan to Stash Pollution Beneath the Sea Could Save Money and Jobs
The Italian energy giant Eni sees future profits from collecting carbon dioxide and pumping it into natural gas fields that have been exhausted.
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Ocean Temperatures Suggest a Daunting 2024 Hurricane Season
An early forecast from one set of experts sees an above-average hurricane season that may rival the busiest years on record.
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Environmental Protection Agency Gives $20 Billion in ‘Green Bank’ Grants
The E.P.A. said the fund will spur a clean energy transition in overlooked communities. Republicans called it a “greendoggle.”
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Another A.I. Target: Food Waste
Artificial intelligence is peering into restaurant garbage pails and crunching grocery-store data to try to figure out how to send less uneaten food into dumpsters.
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As Wildfires Grow Fiercer, Some Companies Look to Rebuild the Tree Supply Chain
As forests succumb to ever-fiercer wildfires, the federal government and some adventurous private companies are trying to resuscitate an industry.
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Global Forest Loss Remains High, Despite Recent Progress
Wildfires and agricultural expansion offset big gains in protecting tropical forests last year.
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I’m a Doctor. Dengue Fever Took Even Me by Surprise on Vacation.
Without urgent reforms to how we educate travelers, doctors, nurses and others, we are doomed to miss textbook dengue cases.
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To Slow Global Warming, Scientists Test Solar Geoengineering
A trial in California is testing a machine designed to reflect sunlight back into space. “All my colleagues hope that we never use these things,” one researcher said.
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How to make polluters pay
A new Vermont bill would create a “climate superfund.”
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Is It a Blizzard? A Nor’easter? And What’s the Difference?
How to stay safe when the snow is coming down.
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Why Is There So Much Plastic Food Packaging?
As governments impose limits on plastic food packaging, climate-friendlier alternatives are in the works. Here are some that might be coming to a grocery store near you.
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5-Star Bird Houses for Picky but Precious Guests: Nesting Swiftlets
To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations: safe, clean, dark and with pools for bathing.
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Johnson Outlines Plan for Ukraine Aid; House Could Act Within Weeks
The G.O.P. speaker’s proposed conditions for sending a fresh infusion of military assistance to Kyiv are the strongest sign to date that he plans to defy critics in his own party and push through the aid package.
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