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China boosts profitable renewables as Trump clings to coal

While the Trump administration rolls back climate policies and revives coal, China is rapidly expanding wind, solar and electric vehicle production, cementing its dominance in clean energy industries.

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Baltic Sea ‘struggling with recovery’ and it's not just because of climate change

The Baltic Sea has been under excruciating pressure for decades, as human activities have transformed it into one of the world’s largest “dead zones”.

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Big Oil's not-so-secret weapon for world domination? Plastic

Plastic Inc. author Beth Gardiner on how plastics became central to fossil-fuel profits—and how new laws could cut the flow at the source.
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Researchers warn of negative health outcomes from fracking in the B.C. Peace region

One Dawson Creek family physician told city council she’s seen the prevalence of rare cancers at an alarming frequency, and claims exposure to contaminants from nearby fracking is to blame.
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Is climate change making inflation worse?

There’s mounting evidence that extreme weather is making some everyday stuff more expensive. But how that plays out for you depends on several factors.

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As climate crisis upended homeowners insurance, the industry resisted regulation

When an international organization sought to create guidelines on climate risk, insurance lobbying groups pushed back.
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‘Clean power everywhere’: How space-based solar could help us go beyond net zero targets

Once considered a dystopian fantasy, space-based solar could soon transform the renewable energy sector.
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Which type of chocolate has the lowest climate impact?

A lifecycle analysis compares dark, milk, white, and compound chocolate, and detects the surprising environmental burden of different ingredients.
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Ask a climate therapist: How do I deal with friends and family who won't stop polluting?

Are your climate values conflicting with your closest relationships? Here's some advice on how to cope, from therapist Leslie Davenport.

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US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities

Trump’s energy chief had threatened to leave the International Energy Agency if it continued to focus on climate.
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Inside the largest deregulatory action in US history

Can the government simply decide emissions aren’t its problem?

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