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24 September 23 | Drought Is Drawing Saltwater Upriver More

Telling Plastic to Fork Off

The Push to Privatize Water

As Climate Disasters Increase, So Do Government Subsidies for Fossil Fuels

Your Next Winter Coat Could Help Store Carbon

How “Project 2025” Could Eviscerate Climate Action

A Different Kind of Climate Change Is Happening Under Your Feet

Where’s Crawford Lake—and Why Should You Care?

Painkillers Are Derived from Crude Oil—But That Could Change

They Knew the Dangers—But Hid Them from the Public

The Supreme Court Hangs the Clean Water Act Out to Dry

When a Dustup Is a Good Thing

How Penguins Dump on Climate Change

A Grueling Sporting Event Is Doing Science

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The Looming Threat of “Phosphogeddon”

High Hopes for the High Seas

William Shakespeare…Eco Warrior?

The Last Straw for Plastics

How to Help Poor Countries Protect Nature

The True Reason for Attila the Hun’s Raids

Red to Grow, Blue to Flow

A Railroad Strike Could Derail Water Systems

One of the Winners in the Midterms? The Climate.

To Make This Battery Work, Just Add Water

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

Can We Worm Our Way Out of Our Plastic Pollution Problem?

Denver Is Using Its Sewage to Fight Climate Change

Turning Plastic into a Climate Solution

A Setback for Oil and Gas

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Sewer Water