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06 October 26 | How Electric Buses Are Schooling Cities More

Climate Change Goes to the Supreme Court

Canada’s Trump Card in the Trade War with the U.S.

Is There a “Pink Corridor” in Our Ocean’s Future?

"Carbon Majors" Are Wringing Out the West to Dry

Is It Finally Time for Glen Canyon Dam to Go?

A "Dangerous, Chilling Effect" on Coastal States?

Greenland Warns a Trump-Linked Oil Company to Stop

The Oceans Are Running Out of Oxygen

Got Milk? It Might Have Less Protein and Fat

From the Arctic to Zombies

Hungarians Are Hungry for Climate Action

How the “God Squad” Could Cause Whales to Go Extinct

These Courts Could Challenge Climate Change

Water as a Weapon of War

"Forever Water"—What Happens in L.A., Stays in L.A.

What Trump May Want From Greenland Beyond Minerals

Fighting Fire with Sound—No Water Required

Some in the West Pay High Prices for Water, While Others Get It for Free

Data Centers…in the Sky?

Climate Change Is Making Food Less Nutritious

Planes Could Soon Run on Garbage

A Major World City Could Run Out of Water

How “Liquid Air” Could Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Suppose They Gave a Coal Auction and Nobody Came

A New Silk Road Through the Arctic

How Tariffs Could Strain Water Supplies

Did National Weather Service Cuts Worsen the Disaster in Texas?

The Magic of Mixing Soda Cans, Seawater, and Coffee

A Different Kind of Powerball

Trees Know an Eclipse Is Coming Before it Starts

Could Climate Change Make Rice Unhealthy?

Nations Agree to First-Ever Global Fee on Greenhouse Gases

Making Acid Rain Great Again?

Why Climate Change Means Fewer Satellites

Greenland’s Most Valuable Resource Isn’t Its Minerals

Weather Forecasting Could Become an Unsafe Free-for-All

How DeepSeek Could Deep-Six U.S. AI Companies

Why Leaving the Paris Agreement May Not Be a Bad Thing

How Trump Could Slow the L.A. Recovery

The Legacy of the First Green President

Car Paint That Packs a Charge

A New Compound Has Been Identified in Tap Water

What Trump’s Nominees Portend for the Environment

Could China Now Become a Green Superpower?

What's the Environmental Record of Governor Tim Walz?

A River Sued a City—and Won

In This State, the Kids Are All Right

How Wetland Scientists Made D-Day a Success

"Fool’s Gold" May Turn Out to Be Golden

Despite the War, Ukraine Plans to Be a Green Energy Hub

It’s Getting Harder for Some Trees to Breathe

A Beverage That Slows Aging

Your Next Email Could Heat a Swimming Pool

Was This Year’s COP Half Full or Half Empty?

Phase Down? Or Phase Out?

Going Nuclear in a Small Way

Could This Discovery Be a Climate Game Changer?

Fireproofing Your Home with Fungi?

Your Next Winter Coat Could Help Store Carbon

How “Project 2025” Could Eviscerate Climate Action

A New Twist in the Climate Change Story

The Looming Threat of “Phosphogeddon”

How the Super Bowl Could Power Your Next Flight

How to Help Poor Countries Protect Nature

Red to Grow, Blue to Flow

Turning Ocean Plastic into Pharmaceuticals

A Railroad Strike Could Derail Water Systems

Four Dams Are Coming Down

Blowhole Energy Could Be the Cheapest Renewable

How a Town Survived Hurricane Ian Without a Scratch

How Solar Panels Save Water

A Car That Captures Carbon As It Drives

Powering Your Car with a Lobster

Turning Wind Turbines into Gummy Bears

This “Lightning” Could Power the Grid

Too Little Water in California? How About Too Much.

To Make This Battery Work, Just Add Water

One Solution to the Climate Crisis is a Pane in the Glass

How Salt Can Predict Rain

Ships that Run on Ocean Plastic

Denver Is Using Its Sewage to Fight Climate Change

Taking the Waste Out of Wastewater

Using Garbage to Break Ties with Russia

Kite Energy Might Start to Soar

Putin’s War in Ukraine Freezes Arctic Research

Generating Power While Saving Water

A Guilt-Free Shower...Even in Droughts?

A Setback for Oil and Gas