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EVs Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable
More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.
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Brazil’s Deadly Flooding Made Twice as Likely by Global Warming, Study Finds
The country’s south received three months’ rain in two weeks. Global warming has made such deluges twice as likely as before, scientists said.
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A Climate Scientist Is Voted President of an Oil Country. Now What?
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next leader, is an academic and a politician. Here’s what her track record reveals.
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Floods Break Dams and Submerge Highways in Southern Germany
Several towns declared states of emergency and evacuated citizens as water submerged streets and highways and derailed a high-speed train.
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Storms, Blackouts and Extreme Heat Can Mean Catastrophe
The hotter it gets, the more difficult it is for our bodies to cope.
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Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow
Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change.
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Oil and Gas Companies Are Trying to Rig the Marketplace
Fossil fuel interests are spreading misinformation that renewable energy is harmful, unreliable and worse for consumers.
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Vermont to Require Fossil-Fuel Companies to Pay for Climate Damage
Under the country’s first “climate superfund” law, Vermont will charge large emitters for climate-related damage to the state.
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India and Pakistan Heat Wave Is a Matter of Survival for Laborers
Pakistan and India are sweltering. For laborers, not working because of the extreme temperatures can mean not eating.
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Greece Is Betting Big on Liquefied Natural Gas From the U.S.
Even as it pivots to solar and wind for itself, Greece aims to become a natural gas supplier across Europe. Among its strongest backers is the United States.
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In Colorado, an Ambitious New Highway Policy Is Not Building Them
The state has made it harder to widen highways, and transportation officials are turning their eyes to transit.
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The Right Kind of Tipping Point
Global carbon dioxide emissions might have already peaked, according to new estimates, signaling a potentially monumental shift.
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Trump Deliberations Continue, and New Delhi’s Hottest Recorded Day
Plus, Justice Samuel Alito refuses recusal calls.
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Logging in Banff to Save it from Canada’s Wildfires
Trees have been cut to create fire guards in Banff, the country’s most popular national park. After its warmest winter in history, Canada braces for another season of wildfires.
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126 Degrees in India: New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Day Ever Recorded
For weeks now, temperatures in several states in northern India have been well over 110, and hospitals have been reporting a rise in heatstroke.
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As Interest in Clean Energy Grows, Saudi Arabia Eyes a Future Beyond Oil
The kingdom is trying to juggle its still-vital petroleum industry with alternative energy sources like wind and solar as it faces pressure to lower carbon emissions.
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Hold the French Fries! Paris Olympics Chart a New Gastronomic Course.
The environment will come first as France tries to revitalize the global image of its cuisine.
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How to Fix Carbon Offsets
Carbon offsets have been heavily criticized as greenwashing, but they have a hidden benefit: getting crucial climate funds to developing nations.
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Damages From PFAS Lawsuits Could Surpass Asbestos, Industry Lawyers Warn
At an industry presentation about dangerous “forever chemicals,” lawyers predicted a wave of lawsuits that could dwarf asbestos litigation, audio from the event revealed.
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Big Oil’s Winning Streak Forces Activists to Regroup
Climate-focused shareholders are rethinking their tactics ahead of this week’s annual meetings at Exxon Mobil and Chevron.
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