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Is the best climate bet a cleaner grid or a cleaner sky?

In a rare head-to-head test of returns on investment, renewables bested carbon capture in almost all scenarios across the U.S. through 2050.

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How climate change could help hantavirus find more hosts

Experts say extreme weather is boosting the odds that the pathogens carried by rodents will spill over into human populations.
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Could an El Niño this year match an 1877 event that killed millions?

The climatic phenomenon is expected to return this year, but a lot has changed since what might have been the worst environmental disaster in human history.
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Poll: Most Coloradans say climate change is harming human health

More than 1 in 3 Coloradans say they or a loved one has experienced a climatechange-related health impact, according to new survey data.

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Climate Reality group in North Carolina to fight PFAS and more

A new Wilmington, NC chapter of the Climate Reality Project aims to teach people on how to engage their neighbors and officials on important environmental issues.

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Indigenous Amazon groups urge UN action on organized crime in rainforest territories

Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America have sent a letter to the United Nations warning that organized crime — including illegal mining, drug trafficking and logging — is driving violence and environmental destruction in Indigenous territories.
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Part of Trans Canada Trail is closing permanently

Climate change is putting the future of the Kettle Valley Rail Trail, a section of the Trans Canada Trail, at risk as the province weighs the cost of rebuilding after disasters.

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Nigeria's solar boom faces cost and policy barriers

Nigeria's rising solar imports signal a search for alternatives to unreliable grid power and high fuel costs.

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Data centers, air pollution, climate math: Lessons from a climate and education conference

Students who attend schools near data centers are more likely to see their math performance decline than those who don’t.

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Opinion: Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply

Communities have been laying the groundwork for offshore energy projects for years and counting on the jobs and energy supply.
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Plugging away at the millions of derelict oil and gas wells in the US

The Well Done Foundation is remediating abandoned and orphaned fossil fuel wells that pollute water, soils, and the atmosphere. But plugging a borehole can be even harder than drilling it.

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