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Who’s ready to think about blocking out the sun?

The idea of artificially lowering the planet’s temperature is gaining supporters and hitting political opposition.
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From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers

The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.
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How extreme heat is driving kidney failure in migrant workers

Millions of migrants toil in grueling conditions in the Middle East, where brutal heat contributes to an alarming increase in kidney failure.
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EU's first full-scale offshore carbon storage facility eyes 2026 start

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site. The company aims to inject liquefied CO2 into depleted oil reservoirs beneath the seabed.
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EPA to scrap lifesaving soot pollution limit

The move could offer an early test of the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory agenda.
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Brazil aims for alternative route to fossil fuel road map after COP30 failure

Phaseout plan gained unexpected momentum at the summit, only to vanish from the final deal and unlock a new stage.
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U.S. dams, levees, stormwater, and wastewater systems get D to D+ grades, need almost $1 trillion in upgrades

Climate change is increasingly stressing dams, levees, wastewater, and stormwater systems through heavier precipitation events.
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California endures whipsaw climate extremes as federal support withers

Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump.

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Growing tensions with air regulator lead top California environmental justice advisor to resign

The departure points to an intractable conflict between environmental justice groups and the California Air Resources Board over the impacts of carbon markets.
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‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement

At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery.

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How China silences environmental reporters beyond its borders

Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure.

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